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The Swiss government on Wednesday selected Stefan Walter, a 59-year-old German national who was director-general of the European Central Bank for the last decade, to head the Swiss financial authority known as FINMA. Swiss authorities feared the collapse of such a major lending institution could further roil global financial markets following the failure of two U.S. banks last year. The troubles at Credit Suisse threatened to unhinge Switzerland's position as a leading financial market, and the takeover left the country with only one internationally important bank: UBS. Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesA parliamentary panel created after the government-orchestrated merger has been looking into the origins of the deal. Walter, who has a master's degree in international banking from Columbia University in New York, will start the job on April 1, the Swiss government said.

Persons: Stefan Walter, Walter, Urban Angehrn, Angehrn, Mark Branson, Marlene Amstad, ” Amstad, SRF, FINMA Organizations: GENEVA, UBS, Credit Suisse, Swiss, European Central Bank, Federal Council, Columbia University Locations: Swiss, U.S, British, New York

The logo of Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA is seen outside their headquarters in Bern, Switzerland April 5, 2016. We want reform so that we don't end up in the same mess again as we had with Credit Suisse." Earlier this year, Switzerland's financial regulator deflected blame for the collapse of the country's second-biggest bank saying it had been quick to respond, calling instead for more powers to take lenders to task. The regulator, however, has enjoyed little support among Swiss politicians, many of whom long sought to keep it weak. In the run up to the collapse of Credit Suisse, FINMA saw a string of key departures.

Persons: Ruben Sprich, Eva Herzog, Herzog, FINMA, Noele Illien, Sharon Singleton Organizations: Swiss Financial Market, Authority, REUTERS, UBS Group, Credit Suisse, Swiss, UBS, International Monetary Fund, Thomson Locations: Bern, Switzerland, Europe, Swiss

☆ UBS Remains Under Swiss Regulator’s Magnifying Glass
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Richard Vanderford | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The risks of cyberattacks, information-technology disruptions and fraud have significantly increased during the integration of UBS and Credit Suisse, Finma, Switzerland’s financial regulator said. Photo: fabrice coffrini/Agence France-Presse/Getty ImagesUBS is facing scrutiny from Finma, Switzerland’s chief financial regulator, as it integrates with Credit Suisse following the merger of the two global banks this year, the regulator said, adding that it will appoint outside monitors to oversee the process. The risks of cyberattacks, information-technology disruptions and fraud have significantly increased during the integration of UBS and Credit Suisse, Finma said Thursday in an annual risk outlook report. The regulator also noted an overarching concern that a lack of a “holistic overall risk view” could mean that controls are inadequate.

Persons: fabrice coffrini, Finma Organizations: UBS, Credit Suisse, Agence France, Getty Locations: Finma

Logos of Swiss banks Credit Suisse and UBS are seen before a news conference in Zurich Switzerland, August 30, 2023. The state-engineered merger led to a wipeout of $17 billion of Credit Suisse's AT1 bonds. "Their structure is very new and shows they listened to investors who were angry about the permanent write-down feature," said Jerome Legras, head of research at Axiom Alternative Investments, who held Credit Suisse AT1 bonds before the March banking crisis. The Credit Suisse AT1s wipeout spurned a number of claims against Switzerland's financial regulator FINMA, which inverted the long-established seniority of bondholders over shareholders over the assets of a company in distress. That dented sentiment in the key market for bank bonds and prompted regulators in Europe and Asia to reassure investors.

Persons: Denis Balibouse, Jerome Legras, Joost Beaumont, March's writedown, Noele Illien, Dhara Ranasinghe, Elaine Hardcastle, Alexander Smith Organizations: Credit Suisse, UBS, REUTERS, CS, AT1s, ZURICH, P Global, Suisse, ABN AMRO, Singapore, Thomson Locations: Zurich Switzerland, Swiss, Switzerland's, Europe, Asia

☆ Credit Suisse intervention avoided 'financial crisis,' Swiss National Bank chairman says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Elliot Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Thomas Jordan, president of the Swiss National Bank (SNB), speaks during the bank's annual general meeting in Bern, Switzerland, on Friday, April 28, 2023. Swiss National Bank Chairman Thomas Jordan on Wednesday said the central bank's interventions during the fall of Credit Suisse were "crucial" to avoid a "financial crisis" worldwide. As part of this, SNB injected 168 billion Swiss francs ($185 billion) in emergency liquidity. This bought time for the central bank, alongside regulator FINMA and the Swiss authorities, to broker Credit Suisse's emergency sale to domestic rival UBS in March for a discounted price of just 3 billion Swiss francs. UBS in August announced that it had ended Credit Suisse's government and central bank protections after completion of the takeover, including an emergency liquidity assistance plus (ELA+) loan of 50 billion Swiss francs obtained from the SNB.

Persons: Thomas Jordan, SNB, Jordan Organizations: Swiss National Bank, Wednesday, Credit Suisse, Swiss, UBS, Reuters, August Locations: Bern, Switzerland

☆ Global watchdog reveals tensions at heart of Credit Suisse debacle
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Huw Jones | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Logos of Swiss banks Credit Suisse and UBS are seen before a news conference in Zurich Switzerland, August 30, 2023. The report, however, exposed tensions and conflicts at the heart of a process that ultimately required Switzerland to initially back the emergency rescue of Credit Suisse by rival UBS (UBSG.S) with public money to avert panic. The officials summed up that the "resolution" rules for shutting a collapsing bank without panicking markets could have worked for Credit Suisse, though public money would still likely have been needed. The FSB report sheds new light on events that led to Credit Suisse's downfall. The FSB said Switzerland's action preserved financial stability, even if it raised questions as to why the resolution was not chosen.

Persons: Denis Balibouse, Karin Keller, Sutter, Switzerland's Keller, FINMA, Andrew Bailey, Arturo Bris, Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Arthur Wilmarth, it’s, Tatiana Bautzer, Elisa Martinuzzi, Stefania Spezzati, Pete Schroeder, Mark Potter, Nick Zieminski Organizations: Credit Suisse, UBS, REUTERS, UBS Group, Swiss, U.S, Bank of England, IMD, Bank, MRV Associates, Banco, George Washington University Law School, Thomson Locations: Zurich Switzerland, Switzerland, Swiss, U.S

☆ Swiss financial watchdog to lose more staff
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The logo of Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA is seen outside their headquarters in Bern, Switzerland April 5, 2016. Preisig, who said she wants to take on a new role outside of FINMA, has headed the Strategic Services division since 2020. FINMA, the Swiss government and the Swiss National Bank have come under fire for their perceived late intervention following the collapse of Credit Suisse and its subsequent rescue by larger rival UBS (UBSG.S) in March. The regulator's secretary general, the head of international affairs and the head of communications have also recently resigned. Reporting by Oliver Hirt, Writing by Noele Illien; Editing by Sharon SingletonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Ruben Sprich, Johanna Preisig, Urban, Preisig, Angehrn, Oliver Hirt, Noele Illien, Sharon Singleton Organizations: Swiss Financial Market, Authority, REUTERS, UBS Group, Strategic Services, FINMA, Swiss National Bank, Credit Suisse, UBS, Thomson Locations: Bern, Switzerland, FINMA, Swiss

☆ Credit Suisse bond investors plot lawsuit against Switzerland, Financial Times reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The logos of Swiss bank Credit Suisse and UBS are seen in Geneva, Switzerland, June 7, 2023. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies UBS Group AG FollowSept 15 (Reuters) - A group of international bond investors is drawing up plans to sue Switzerland in the U.S. courts for expropriation over the losses they suffered after UBS (UBSG.S) agreed to take over Credit Suisse with state support, the Financial Times reported. In essence, the claim would be seeking compensation for the destruction of [investors'] property rights, a person with knowledge of the plans told FT.Quinn Emanuel and Credit Suisse declined to comment. Quinn Emanuel is already suing Switzerland's financial regulator, FINMA, after the state-assisted rescue of Credit Suisse in March wiped out the Swiss bank's 16 billion Swiss franc ($17.85 billion) Additional Tier 1 (AT1) bondholders. ($1 = 0.8963 Swiss francs)Reporting by Gursimran Kaur in Bengaluru; Editing by Shilpi MajumdarOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Denis Balibouse, Quinn Emanuel, Gursimran Kaur, Shilpi Majumdar Organizations: Credit Suisse, UBS, REUTERS, UBS Group, Financial Times, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Geneva, Switzerland, U.S, Bengaluru

☆ Swiss post mortem of Credit Suisse crisis to go back to 2015
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The logo of Credit Suisse is pictured on a building near the Hallenstadion where took place the Annual General Meeting, two weeks after being bought by rival UBS in a government-brokered rescue, in Zurich, Switzerland, April 4, 2023. A Swiss parliamentary committee said that it has completed the so-called "investigation concept" for the post mortem, dividing the time periods it will examine in the run up to the emergency Credit Suisse rescue. The first phase will cover the events before the middle of 2022, going back to 2015 when the Swiss cabinet submitted its first evaluation report on systemically important banks. The actions of the government, financial markets watchdog FINMA and the Swiss National Bank as Credit Suisse's situation worsened towards the end of 2022 to March 2023 will also come under the microscope. It would also award an external mandate to analyse how the problems at Credit Suisse developed over the past few years, although it would not assess the bank's management, as this was outside its remit.

Persons: Pierre Albouy, John Revill, Alexander Smith Organizations: Credit Suisse, UBS, REUTERS, Rights, Suisse, Swiss National Bank, Thomson Locations: Zurich, Switzerland, Swiss

The logos of Swiss bank Credit Suisse and UBS are seen in Geneva, Switzerland, June 7, 2023. The powerful central bank, Swiss National Bank (SNB), said it disagreed with some of the suggestions, including on liquidity and on how the authorities work. It will change the landscape of banking in Switzerland, where branches of Credit Suisse and UBS are dotted everywhere, sometimes just metres apart. "(The) rescue of Credit Suisse isn't a perfect success but it's not a story of policy failure either. During the global financial crash of 2008, it was UBS, not Credit Suisse, that needed a state rescue.

Persons: Denis Balibouse, FINMA, Beat Wittmann, Nicolas Veron, it's, Oliver Hirt, John O'Donnell, Susan Fenton Organizations: Credit Suisse, UBS, REUTERS, Rights, UBS Group, Swiss, Swiss National Bank, –, Suisse, Social Democrat, Porta Advisors, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Thomson Locations: Geneva, Switzerland, Rights BERN, Swiss, Washington, Zurich

☆ Swiss takeover board rules NewGAMe's partial offer for GAM shares complies with rules
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 31 (Reuters) - Switzerland's takeover board has ruled that a partial offer for up to 28 million shares of GAM Holding (GAMH.S) by an investor group comprising NewGAMe SA and Bruellan SA is in line with Swiss takeover rules, NewGAMe said on Thursday. The arrangement would be also that the investor group would propose new GAM board members at the upcoming extraordinary general meeting (EGM), where the fund manager's current board is expected to stand down. The regulator on Thursday also challenged the validity of the condition making NewGAME's offer conditional to Rock's candidates being elected to GAM's board, NewGAMe said. Last week, a takeover offer from Liontrust won the backing of just 33.64% of GAM's shareholders. ($1 = 0.8830 Swiss francs)Reporting by Kanjyik Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju SamuelOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Arnd, NewGAMe, Xavier Niel's NewGAMe, Liontrust, Kanjyik Ghosh, Maju Samuel Organizations: REUTERS, GAM, NewGAMe SA, Bruellan SA, Swiss, Rock Investment, Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority, Thomson Locations: Zurich, Switzerland, Bengaluru

☆ Swiss Competition Commission examining UBS takeover of Credit Suisse
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Logos of Swiss banks UBS and Credit Suisse are seen in Zurich, Switzerland, March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsZURICH, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Switzerland's Competition Commission is looking into UBS's (UBSG.S) takeover of Credit Suisse, the authority said on Monday. In March, the Swiss government, central bank and financial regulator rushed through a rescue deal for Credit Suisse, resulting in the country's two largest banks merging. "We confirm that the Swiss Competition Commission is looking at the takeover of CS by UBS and will send FINMA her results probably by the end of September," the Commission's vice-director told Reuters. Reporting by Noele Illien, Editing by Friederike HeineOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Denis Balibouse, Noele Illien, Friederike Heine Our Organizations: UBS, Credit Suisse, REUTERS, Rights, Swiss Competition Commission, CS, Thomson Locations: Zurich, Switzerland, Swiss

☆ Swiss, Italian financial authorities sign cooperation agreement
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The logo of Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA is seen outside their headquarters in Bern, Switzerland April 5, 2016. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsZURICH, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Switzerland's financial market supervisory authority FINMA on Wednesday said it had signed a cooperation agreement with Italian supervisory authority CONSOB and Italian national bank, Banca d'Italia, to intensify their cooperation. "Thanks to this agreement, the authorities involved can carry out their supervisory activities even more effectively across borders. This increases legal certainty for supervised institutions operating in Italy and Switzerland," FINMA head Urban Angehrn said in a statement. The agreement would help financial groups gain clearer legal certainty concerning their access to the Italian market, FINMA said.

Persons: Ruben Sprich, Urban Angehrn, FINMA, Brenna Hughes, Alexandra Hudson Organizations: Swiss Financial Market, Authority, REUTERS, Rights, Banca d'Italia, Alexandra Hudson Our, Thomson Locations: Bern, Switzerland, Italy

☆ UBS agrees to pay $388 million over Credit Suisse's Archegos failings
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

ZURICH, July 24 (Reuters) - UBS (UBSG.S) has been ordered to pay $388 million to British and U.S. regulators over Credit Suisse's dealings with private investment firm Archegos Capital Management, the Swiss bank said on Monday. The settlement is the first of several that UBS could have to pay after it last month closed its takeover of Credit Suisse, which was involved in a number of legal battles. Under the agreement, UBS is to pay the U.S. Federal Reserve $268.5 million and the UK's Prudential Regulation Authority 87 million pounds ($111.6 million). Reports ahead of time had suggested the U.S. regulator would impose a penalty of up to $300 million and the UK regulator would fine UBS up to 100 million pounds over the bank's dealings with Archegos. ($1 = 0.7797 pounds)Reporting by Noele Illien and John Revill; Editing by Jan HarveyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Noele Illien, John Revill, Jan Harvey Organizations: UBS, Archegos Capital Management, Credit Suisse, U.S . Federal, Prudential, Archegos, Thomson Locations: ZURICH, U.S, Swiss

[1/2] The logo of Credit Suisse is pictured in front of the Swiss Parliament Building, in Bern, Switzerland, March 19, 2023. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse//File PhotoBERN, July 13 (Reuters) - A Swiss parliamentary investigation into the role played by state institutions in the collapse and emergency rescue of Switzerland's second biggest lender Credit Suisse will take 12 to 14 months to complete, its president said on Thursday. The investigation committee is Swiss lawmakers' most powerful tool and this is only the fifth time such a parliamentary probe has been launched. It will also examine the role played by financial regulator FINMA as well as the Swiss National Bank. UBS (UBSG.S) agreed to buy Credit Suisse for 3 billion Swiss francs ($3.48 billion) in March after panicked customers withdrew cash from their accounts at the stricken lender.

Persons: Denis Balibouse, Isabelle Chassot, Noele Illien, John Revill, David Evans, Alexandra Hudson Organizations: Credit Suisse, Swiss, REUTERS, Suisse, Swiss National Bank, UBS, Alexandra Hudson Our, Thomson Locations: Bern, Switzerland, BERN, Swiss, Die Mitte, Zurich

ZURICH, July 11 (Reuters) - A rare Swiss parliamentary investigation due to start this week aims to establish what went wrong before the dramatic fall of Credit Suisse, once Switzerland's second biggest bank. It was apparent that Credit Suisse was in difficulties over the last two years after a string of scandals, with customers withdrawing money on a massive scale at the end of 2022. Could the central bank have done more, for example by promising Credit Suisse unlimited liquidity to reassure customers and stem the outflow of funds? It is unclear whether Credit Suisse and UBS executives are obliged to appear if asked, but they are expected to do so due to intense political and public pressure. POSSIBLE OUTCOMESWhile some experts have said the inquiry offers the Swiss authorities an opportunity to redeem themselves, others have warned it could simply become political theatre.

Persons: Peter V Kunz, Isabelle Chassot, Franziska Ryser, John Revill, Tomasz Janowski, Alexander Smith Organizations: Credit Suisse, UBS, Bern University, Swiss, Swiss National Bank, Suisse, Swiss People's Party, Social Democrats, Greens, Green Liberals Party, Thomson Locations: ZURICH, Swiss, Switzerland, Mitte

☆ Saudi National Bank was denied taking 40% Credit Suisse stake, Blick reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

VIENNA, July 9 (Reuters) - Saudi National Bank wanted to increase its stake in Credit Suisse to around 40% from 9.88%, but was prevented from doing so by Swiss regulator FINMA, Blick newspaper reported on Sunday. FINMA must give its approval for a foreign investor to take a stake of more than 10% in a major Swiss bank. Credit Suisse declined to comment. FINMA and Saudi National Bank (1180.SE) were not immediately available for comment. The deal converted Saudi National Bank's stake in Credit Suisse into just 0.5% of UBS.

Persons: FINMA, Blick, Francois Murphy, Rachna Uppal, Alexander Smith Organizations: Saudi National Bank, Credit, UBS, Credit Suisse, Swiss, Saudi National, Thomson Locations: VIENNA, Credit Suisse, Swiss, Saudi, Dubai

☆ Credit Suisse investor group joins claim seeking better UBS takeover price
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( John Revill | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

ZURICH, July 4 (Reuters) - A Swiss proxy adviser representing some former Credit Suisse shareholders has backed a class-action lawsuit seeking a better price from UBS (UBSG.S) for its takeover of its cross-town rival, it said on Tuesday. Under the deal, sealed last month, Credit Suisse shareholders were offered one UBS share for 22.48 Credit Suisse shares, valuing the stricken bank at 3 billion Swiss francs ($3.35 billion). Just 48 hours before deal was struck, Credit Suisse was worth 7 billion francs, Ethos said. If successful, all Credit Suisse shareholders would benefit from the new exchange ratio, it said. Ethos has previously raised concerns about how the acquisition of Credit Suisse by UBS was carried out, particularly that the deal was forced through without consulting shareholders.

Persons: Vincent Kaufmann, LegalPass, FINMA, Kaufmann, Alexandre Osti, John Revill, Conor Humphries Organizations: Credit Suisse, UBS, Ethos Foundation, Credit, Suisse, Thomson Locations: ZURICH, Swiss, Lausanne, Zurich, LegalPass

[1/3] Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse, Thomas Gottstein, speaks during the fourth annual Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, January 27, 2021. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri/File PhotoZURICH, June 22 (Reuters) - A group of Credit Suisse AT1 bondholders has filed a class action suit accusing former executives at the Swiss bank, including three past chief CEOs, of being responsible for the bank's downfall. "Credit Suisse’s directors and senior executives, and the rotten culture they instilled and fostered, destroyed trust in the bank, which led to its collapse," the lawsuit said. The lawsuit also accused executives of "creating and perpetuating a culture at Credit Suisse that placed profits, excessive risk-taking, and self-dealing over sound risk management and compliance with the law." Last month, Switzerland’s Federal Administrative Court said it has received 230 claims against the country’s financial regulator FINMA after it wrote off the value of Credit Suisse’s AT1 bonds.

Persons: Thomas Gottstein, Ahmed Yosri, Tidjane Thiam, Brady Dougan, litigators, Noele, Tomasz Janowski Organizations: Credit Suisse, Investment, REUTERS, UBS, Court, Thomson Locations: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ZURICH, Swiss, New York, Switzerland’s Federal

☆ Swiss National Bank calls for new measures after Credit Suisse crash
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Noele Illien | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

ZURICH, June 22 (Reuters) - The Swiss National Bank (SNB) on Thursday said it was crucial to draw lessons from the Credit Suisse crisis that led to the bank's downfall and forced rescue by rival UBS (UBSG.S) and consider measures that would prevent such events in the future. Switzerland's largest bank recently grew even bigger, following its rescue of embattled Credit Suisse in a takeover engineered by Swiss authorities in March and formalised by UBS on June 12. The SNB said it was not yet able to judge how resilient the newly merged bank would be. The central bank said there were, however, three key observations to come from the crisis, including that compliance with capital requirements is necessary but not sufficient to ensure confidence in a bank. The SNB also said that the scale and pace of deposit outflows at Credit Suisse that resulted from the loss of confidence were unprecedented and more severe than assumed under the liquidity regulations.

Persons: Noele Illien, John Revill, Tomasz Janowski Organizations: Swiss National Bank, Credit Suisse, UBS, Swiss, Thomson Locations: ZURICH, Switzerland, Swiss

☆ UBS completes Credit Suisse takeover
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

London CNN —UBS has finalized its emergency takeover of fallen rival Credit Suisse, creating a giant Swiss bank with nearly $1.7 trillion in assets in the biggest banking tie-up since the 2008 global financial crisis. The government has said that allowing Credit Suisse (CS) — one of the world’s 30 most important banks — to fail would probably have triggered an international financial crisis. Swiss taxpayers are on the hook for up to 9 billion Swiss francs ($10 billion) of losses that UBS may incur from certain Credit Suisse assets, over and above losses of 5 billion francs ($5.5 billion) that UBS has agreed to bear itself. Investors have already sued the Swiss financial regulator over its decision to impose those losses on them, Reuters has reported. Credit Suisse bled customer deposits worth 67 billion francs ($74.3 billion) in the first three months of the year, adding to massive withdrawals at the end of last year.

Persons: FINMA, “ FINMA, “, Sergio Ermotti, Colm Kelleher, Ermotti, Kelleher, ” Organizations: London CNN, UBS, Credit Suisse, Swiss, Financial Times, CNN, Suisse, Reuters, Credit, Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank Locations: Swiss, Switzerland, Silicon, United States

☆ Countdown to mega merger - how Credit Suisse wobbled and UBS rushed to rescue
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

March 19: An emergency rescue of Credit Suisse, brokered by the Swiss government, central bank and financial regulator, is announced. March 23: Switzerland's financial market regulator FINMA defends its decision to impose steep losses on Credit Suisse bondholders, calling the decision legally watertight. Separately, some holders of Credit Suisse AT1 bonds wiped out by the merger instruct lawyers to represent them for possible litigation to recover losses. April 6 - UBS CEO Ermotti tells Credit Suisse staff to stay focussed on the business, but warns of "change and hard decisions" ahead. April 15 - The Federal Reserve approves UBS's acquisition of the U.S. subsidiaries of Credit Suisse.

Persons: Greensill, FINMA, Sergio Ermotti, Axel Lehmann, Ulrich Koerner, Ermotti, John Revill, Tomasz Janowski Organizations: UBS, Credit Suisse, Suisse, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, SEC, Silicon Valley Bank, Swiss National Bank, Saudi National Bank, Credit, Swiss Bank Employees Association, Federal Reserve, Court, Switzerland's Social Democratic Party, Thomson Locations: ZURICH, Silicon, Swiss, Switzerland

☆ G20 watchdog to study Silicon Valley Bank, Credit Suisse turmoil
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Huw Jones | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

European banking stocks plunged after the collapse of Silicon Valley (SVB) bank in the U.S. in March, creating turmoil that lead to the forced takeover of ailing Credit Suisse by UBS in Switzerland. Knot, who also heads the Dutch central bank, said the FSB has begun evaluating lessons from how the U.S. and Swiss authorities had responded to these events. "Why did FINMA, the Swiss supervisor, use a market and not a resolution solution to enable this sale? After all, we have come a long way in improving crisis preparedness in the banking sector," Knot told an event held by the European Banking Federation. Social media is also having an impact on the financial sector with one tweet able to cause a bank run to create liquidity problems, Knot said.

Persons: Klaas Knot, SVB, Huw Jones, Jason Neely, Sharon Singleton Organizations: Suisse, UBS, Basel III, European Banking Federation, Regulators, Thomson Locations: Silicon, U.S, Switzerland, Basel, Swiss

☆ Credit Suisse staff prepare to sue Swiss regulator over lost AT1 bonuses-FT
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

May 22 (Reuters) - Credit Suisse AG (CSGN.S) staff are preparing to sue the Swiss financial regulator over $400 million of bonuses that were canceled after the troubled lender's rescue by UBS Group AG (UBSG.S), the Financial Times reported on Monday. Quinn Emanuel and Pallas, law firms which are already suing Swiss regulator Finma on behalf of investors who owned AT1 bonds, have received multiple requests from senior managers at Credit Suisse to take legal action on their behalf, the report said. Credit Suisse declined to comment, while Law firms Quinn Emanuel, Pallas and Finma did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment. Following this, Switzerland's Federal Council instructed Credit Suisse to cancel or reduce all outstanding bonus payments for the top three levels of management and examine whether those already paid can be recovered. read moreUnder Swiss banking law, the Federal Council can impose bonus-related measures on a systemically important bank if it received state aid from federal funds.

LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) - Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) came close to falling below minimum levels of cash held at the Swiss central bank days before its forced takeover by UBS (UBSG.S), a regulatory document shows. As of mid-March 2023, Credit Suisse barely reached its internal cash limit at the Swiss National Bank. Credit Suisse was forced into a government orchestrated rescue on March 19. FINMA and Credit Suisse declined to comment. FINMA stated in the decree that a viability event occurred and that Credit Suisse could therefore wipe out the instruments.

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