Switzerland likes to call itself 'the most European country', yet it has stayed outside the European Union since Charlemagne. However two sets of 'bilateral agreements' are gradually bringing Switzerland within the EU in all but name. Switzerland is said to be the world's biggest centre of private banking, with more…

Subtropical beaches and offshore financial services comprise Bermuda's value proposition to the world, and the tiny set of islands, just 54 square kilometers overall, has done well with it. According to America's CIA Factbook, in 2004 Bermuda - officially a self-governing overseas territory of the United Kingdom - had the…

The Swiss bank account has long been symbolic of the banking habits of the international mobile wealthy. With top notch confidentiality regulations, and an economic climate that is among the best in the world, Switzerland aura of Fort Knox-like impregnability has more to it than just its high mountains. However…