It is the second big Swiss bank to do so in the past two years.

So, how safe is your money in a Swiss bank?

The book was for an account in a Swiss bank.

We're getting 5bn back from Swiss banks over the next few years just one example.

Most Swiss banks are very old - some more than 200 years.

"Then we can laugh all the way to a Swiss bank."

Like making a large deposit in my name at a Swiss bank.

The cause of death was cancer, a spokesman for the Swiss central bank said.

A lawyer for the Swiss banks could not be reached.

The Swiss banks have taken issue with some of those conclusions.