Talk:Numbered bank account

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This article seems very biased towards Swiss bankers, considering the many years where they were all but openly working with criminals, corrupt government officials, etc. to hide money. --Mr. Vernon 06:12, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

I made some edits to attempt to reflect more NPOV. But this article probably isn't the place for a lengthy discussion of the morality of Swiss banks --02:27, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

I totally agree. The morality of Swiss bankers is irrelevant to this article. Especially as pointed out they're not the only ones with private banks. I'm going to remove the neutrality tag unless someone has a strong objection

[edit] Other banks

Private banks aren't just available in Switzerland.

Private bank is a bit of a misnomer here. Private banks are available everywhere, but not all of them offer the same degree of secrecy.

[edit] EU Witholding Tax

Forgive me if I am missing something, but as Switzerland is not an EU member nation, how does the "... 15% withholding income tax on interest earned by EU residents..." affect Swiss bank depositors.

   Switzerland signed an agreement to collect withholding tax on EU residents as part of a series of bilateral accords. RKloti 21:21, 26 January 2007 (UTC)