An exclusive Swiss private bank said Tuesday it fired an employee who leaked confidential client information linking the wife of the Swiss National Bank president to sensitive currency deals. Basel-based Bank Sarasin said the unnamed employee, who worked in IT support, had admitted passing the data to a lawyer who then arranged a meeting with a leading figure in the nationalist Swiss People’s Party. “Bank Sarasin is extremely regretful about this incident and has apologized to the client for the considerable unpleasantness caused by the infringement of bank client confidentiality,” the bank said in a statement. The ... (full story)