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(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 26, 2018 a sign of Swiss banking giant UBS is seen at a branch in Zurich. - After a six-year investigation, judges last year charged the bank and its French subsidiary of laundering proceeds from tax fraud carried out from 2004 to 2012, allegations the bank has denied. Paris courthouse will rule on the case fo the Swiss giant bank UBS on the afternoon of February 20, 2019. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)

UBS to pay billions for tax swindle

A French court has ordered Swiss bank UBS to pay a record $6 billion in fines for helping wealthy clients evade tax authorities, wrapping up one of the biggest-ever tax evasion trials.

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A composite image of signage of Australia's 'big four' banks ANZ, Westpac, the Commonwealth Bank (CBA) and the National Australia Bank (NAB) signage in Sydney, Saturday, May 5, 2018. (AAP Image/Joel Carrett) NO ARCHIVING

New Labor bank crackdown revealed

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has dismissed a Labor plan to grill bank chiefs twice a year on their progress implementing royal commission findings as the ‘latest attempt to appear tough’.

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