(snip)"Theft of Tax Data Hits Bank Clients Around Globe
By David Crawford in Vaduz, Liechtenstein and Mike Esterl in Frankfurt
Word Count: 828 | Companies Featured in This Article: Deutsche Post
Liechtenstein's largest financial group confirmed that stolen client data believed to be fueling a major German tax-evasion probe included confidential information on thousands of customers and beneficiaries in other countries.
The disclosure yesterday by LGT Group further undermines the tiny principality's reputation as a discreet tax haven and comes amid growing pressure from other countries to roll back banking-secrecy laws in order to clamp down on cross-border tax dodgers."(snip)



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