UBS discloses names in US tax probe

As part of the deal struck between UBS, the Department of Justice (DoJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in a Florida federal court, it will pass the names and account information of select American customers of its cross-border business to the US authorities. In addition, the bank will pay $780m in penalties, fines, interest and restitution, according to the paper. UBS has previously admitted around 19,000 Americans with offshore accounts with its Zurich, Geneva and Lugano offices had colluded with bank staff to hide assets from the government. Considered tax fraud by...