New Zealanders who savoured the privacy of their Swiss HSBC bank accounts will continue to enjoy it from Inland Revenue, which won't reveal whether information from leaked files lifted any locals' tax bills.

One HSBC client with links to New Zealand had up to $67.83 million with its Swiss private banking arm, according to leaked files.

Those at Davos, seemingly representing the interests of the very wealthy, like to think they are working to make the world a better place - as long as they are not inconvenienced in doing so.

The PM's halfway up a mountain in the Swiss Alps when he takes a break from his deliciously cliched fondue dinner to explain the Davos experience over a dodgy phone connection.

Global Brokers NZ has so far returned more than half of its clients' funds, says the Financial Markets Authority.

For the first time in many years a New Zealand prime minister will join global powerbrokers in chilly Davos for the annual World Economic Forum (WEF).

Global fallout from the shock decision by Switzerland's move to remove the cap on the franc has widened with more traders and hedge funds closing or facing escalating losses.

Keeping up with the progress of the global economy is becoming a fiendishly complex sport, writes Liam Dann.

More than 60 billion ($116 billion) was wiped off the value of Switzerland's leading companies after the central bank scrapped the cap on the Swiss franc against the euro.

The NZ dollar rose to its highest level in more than six weeks against the greenback, and touched a record 67.45 euro cents after a Swiss move overnight.

One year on from the skiing accident that left him in a coma, former F1 world champion Michael Schumacher has started to recognise his family, according to reports.

Justine Tyerman ends up with a squashed nose after travelling on Swiss trains ...

It's not easy being a member of the Swiss Guard. There's the silly uniform to wear, and occasionally you might have to step in and risk your life to save the boss.

Germany and a Swiss art museum have signed a landmark agreement returning a priceless hoard of art stolen by the Nazis to their rightful owners.

With a little planning and imagination, you can complete a Swiss tour without breaking the bank, writes Rosemarie North.

Former Formula One champion Michael Schumacher has left a Swiss hospital and will continue his treatment at home.

A man was arrested in Grey Lynn this morning and will appear in court today charged with murdering his partner in Switzerland in 2000.

Swiss voters have overwhelmingly rejected a proposal that would have introduced the world's highest minimum wage, early results from a referendum indicate.

No smoking, no perfume and no mobile phone use - the list of rules at one newly built block of flats in Zurich is so long, it is a wonder anyone chooses to live there.

An 89-year-old woman killed herself at an assisted suicide clinic because she had become fed up with the modern world of emails, TVs, and supermarket-ready meals.

A Kiwi wingsuit pilot has died after crashing into a field following a jump from a helicopter over Switzerland's Luetschental Valley.

The impact of tragedy is made real to Rosemarie North at Geneva's Red Cross museum.

Jamie Morton stops by the Swiss lakeside and its romantic grand hotel.

The world's richest 85 people own as much as the poorest 3.5 billion, according to Oxfam - and it's issued a warning that gap could trigger mass social unrest.

Jamie Morton travels aboard the world's slowest - and arguably most beautiful - express train.

Swiss voters soundly rejected a proposal to limit the pay of companies' highest-paid managers to 12 times that of their lowest-paid workers.

If your mind's slowly turning to the Christmas holidays and you're after something different, consider these top ski resorts.

Swiss scientists have concluded Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is likely to have died from polonium poisoning.

For walkers, Geneva reveals itself as anything but conventional, says Simon Calder.