"Edmond de Rothschild stock slumped 64 percent from 45,555 francs a share in 2007 as a global crackdown on tax evasion cuts margins for Swiss private banks. Baron Benjamin de Rothschild, the sixth generation since Mayer Amschel Rothschild and his five sons bankrolled European governments in the 19th century, is chairman of the firm’s board and holds a controlling stake."
