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☆ UBS swings back to profit and smashes earnings expectations for the first quarter
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

UBS logo is seen at the office building in Krakow, Poland on February 22, 2024. UBS on Tuesday reported a swing back to profit after two quarterly losses as it smashed first-quarter expectations, with results bolstered by higher wealth management revenues. Lower expenses and consolidation benefits following the takeover of Credit Suisse in June 2023 also helped the bank post a net profit of $1.8 billion in the first quarter, ahead of a consensus forecast in an LSEG poll of $721.4 million. The Swiss banking giant is continuing to process the mammoth integration of its former rival. The firm said Tuesday that it expects to complete the merger of UBS AG and Credit Suisse AG into a single U.S. intermediate holding company in the second quarter, and the merger of its Swiss entities in the third quarter.

Organizations: UBS, Credit Suisse, UBS AG, Credit Suisse AG Locations: Krakow, Poland, Swiss, U.S

☆ Stocks, Real Estate Will Crash When 'Everything Bubble' Pops: Kiyosaki
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Robert Kiyosaki warned an "everything bubble" spanning stocks, bonds, and real estate would pop. The "Rich Dad Poor Dad" author touted gold, silver, and bitcoin for riding out the storm. "The EVERYTHING BUBBLE, stocks, bonds, real estate SET to CRASH," he said in a recent X post. Please buy more real gold, silver, Bitcoin." The Rich Dad Company founder's latest crash warning should be treated with skepticism as his previous ones have failed to pan out.

Persons: Robert Kiyosaki, Dad, —, — he's, bitcoin, Rich Dad, founder's, Kiyosaki, Lehman Organizations: Service, Nasdaq, Federal Reserve, Credit Suisse, UBS Locations: Swiss

☆ Swiss banking giant UBS to launch share buyback of up to $2 billion
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Matt Clinch | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

UBS logo is seen at the office building in Krakow, Poland on February 22, 2024. UBS on Tuesday announced a new share repurchase program of up to $2 billion, with up to $1 billion of that total expected to take place this year. The new program follows the completion of the 2022 buyback, during which 298.5 million of it shares were purchased. This represented 8.62% of its stock worth $5.2 billion, according to UBS. The bank's 2022 share repurchase program concluded last month.

Organizations: UBS, UBS AG, Credit Suisse AG Locations: Krakow, Poland

☆ UBS to cut another $3 billion in costs as it absorbs Credit Suisse
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

The savings will provide “necessary capacity for reinvestment to reinforce the resilience of our infrastructure as we absorb Credit Suisse and to drive sustainable growth by investing in talent, products and services,” it added. Already, UBS (UBS) slashed headcount in the fourth quarter by more than 3,100 to under 113,000, taking the number of layoffs announced last year above 16,000. “2023 was a defining year in UBS’s history with the acquisition of Credit Suisse,” CEO Sergio Ermotti said in a statement. UBS agreed to buy Credit Suisse last March for the bargain price of $3 billion in a rescue orchestrated by Swiss authorities to avert a banking sector meltdown. Ermotti has previously said that 2024 will be the “pivotal” year in the takeover of Credit Suisse, with the migration of IT systems presenting huge risks as the two banks merge operations across more than 50 countries.

Persons: Sergio Ermotti, Ermotti Organizations: London CNN, UBS, Credit Suisse, Swiss Locations: Switzerland, Swiss

☆ Jim Cramer says Apple’s new Vision Pro headset just went from ‘boutique to upside surprise’
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The future for Apple's Vision Pro looks promising despite Wall Street's muted enthusiasm. Wall Street doesn't expect the Vision Pro to drive a ton of revenue at first though. Bank of America estimates the Vision Pro could add 46 cents per share to earnings-per-share (EPS) within the next five years. "We tested the Vision Pro and walked away positively from the overall extremely unique and immersive experience," BofA analysts wrote in a Monday research note. While it'll take time, the Vision Pro has the potential to boost sales and earnings in the future.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Todd Haselton, Morgan Stanley, Apple's, It's, Jim, Haselton, Chi Kuo, preorders, Kuo, Apple, Jim Cramer's, Tim Cook, Brendan McDermid Organizations: Apple's, UBS, Bank of America, Vision, Apple, Pro, Hollywood, Apple Watch, International Securities, Vision Pro, CNBC Locations: U.S, Manhattan, New York City

☆ A soft landing is now likely. But Americans will still deal with unaffordable housing
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-04 | by ( Bryan Mena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

In a letter days before the Fed’s decision Wednesday to hold interest rates steady at a 23-year high, Democratic US senators blasted the central bank for America’s housing woes. In 2021 when the Fed’s key interest rate was near zero, home-price growth soared at a historic double-digit pace, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price Index. Divounguy said that the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate will likely not fall below 6% this year. That way we can actually start heading in the right direction with affordability and have that be sustainable and not just a short-term interest rate phenomenon,” she said. Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin delivers remarks.

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☆ Some of the trillions parked in cash may trickle back in to stocks now that the market's rallying
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

2023: The year of chasing yield Investors historically chase after stock performance, but 2023 has been the year of chasing after yield performance. This year, the combined assets under management at money market funds grew to a record $6 trillion. There have been large inflows into short-term Treasury funds like the Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (VGSH) and, surprisingly, even into long-term Treasury ETFs like the iShares 20+Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT). Still, some think a large chunk of the money in short-term Treasuries and money markets is "scared money" and will be "sticky." Those institutional investors "Don't want any money in cash because it will lag behind the stock market," he told me.

Persons: Paul McCulley, they're, Mark Lehman, Eric Balchunas, Jeff Seyffart, Alec Young, Steve Sosnick, Jim Besaw, Besaw, Mike O'Rourke, JonesTrading, Matt Maley, Miller Tabak, Chris Murphy Organizations: Federal, CNBC, Citizens JMP Securities, Treasury, Treasury Bond ETF, Bloomberg, Schwab Money Fund, MapSignals, Interactive Brokers, Gentrust, UBS Locations: Susquehanna

☆ France's supreme court annuls penalties against UBS in tax evasion case - ruling
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

A UBS logo is seen next to Credit Suisse at the Bahnhofstrasse before a news conference of Swiss bank UBS in Zurich Switzerland, August 30, 2023. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsPARIS, Nov 15 (Reuters) - France's supreme court on Wednesday annulled penalties of 1.8 billion euros ($1.96 billion) imposed on Swiss bank UBS (UBSG.S) in 2021 in a major tax fraud case. The case will now go back to a lower court for a new decision on the penalties, the court said in its ruling. The court partially accepted an appeal by UBS against a decision taken by a lower court in 2021, which had imposed the penalties of 1.8 billion against the bank for allegedly helping wealthy clients in France evade taxes. ($1 = 0.9207 euros)Reporting by Tassilo Hummel, editing by Silvia AloisiOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Denis Balibouse, Tassilo Hummel, Silvia Aloisi Organizations: UBS, Credit Suisse, Swiss, REUTERS, Rights, Thomson Locations: Zurich Switzerland, Swiss, France

(Reuters) - EquiLend Holdings LLC, the securities lending platform owned by 10 of the biggest Wall Street firms, including Goldman Sachs Group Inc and BlackRock Inc, is exploring a sale following settlement of a major collusion lawsuit, people familiar with the matter said. Euronext NV is one of the parties interested in EquiLend, one of the sources added. EquiLend generates 12-month earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of more than $25 million, two of the sources said. One of the sources added that EquiLend may fetch about $700 million in a sale. Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley and UBS agreed to pay $499 million last month to settle the lawsuit that accused them of conspiring to stifle competition in the stock lending market using EquiLend.

Persons: Amr Alfiky, Broadhaven, Morgan Stanley, EquiLend, Goldman Sachs Organizations: Reuters, EquiLend Holdings, Goldman Sachs Group Inc, BlackRock Inc, Trade Center, REUTERS, Broadhaven Capital Partners, Wall Street, Bank of America Corp, UBS Group AG, JPMorgan Chase &, JPMorgan, UBS Locations: Manhattan, New York City, U.S, EquiLend

☆ UBS shares the only 4 media stocks worth buying now as the cable bundle collapses, the Disney-Charter conflict gets ugly, and streaming growth slows
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Media analysts say this dispute could be the beginning of the end for the cable bundle. After a decade of steady decline, the pay TV bundle now appears to be on life support. Charter refuses to pay Disney's higher asking price for its family of networks, including ESPN, without including Disney+ and Hulu in the bundle. The cable giant also wants its customers to have a Disney-free option for a reduced price, which may also be a non-starter. Otherwise, it plans to send its pay TV customers elsewhere.

Persons: Tim Nollen, That's, Jessica Reif Ehrlich, John Hodulik, Hodulik Organizations: Disney, Media, UBS, ESPN, Hulu, Macquarie, Bank of America, Netflix, Charter Locations: imploding

The magic of “badwill”When UBS agreed to buy its archrival, Credit Suisse, for a little over $3 billion this spring at the Swiss government’s behest, analysts and investors said that price represented a steep discount. UBS’s latest financial results reflect just how much of a steal it was. Today, the bank reported a $29 billion profit — yes, you read that right — for the second quarter, the biggest quarterly profit in banking history. But that paper gain belies the challenges that UBS faces as it moves to complete the largest takeover of a bank since the 2008 financial crisis. (It’s also known as “negative goodwill.”) UBS reported that its underlying profit for the quarter was just $1.1 billion.

Persons: “, It’s Organizations: UBS, Credit Suisse

☆ UBS Reports Record-Breaking $29 Billion Profit
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Michael J. De La Merced | More About Michael J. De La Merced | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When UBS agreed to buy its archrival Credit Suisse for a little over $3 billion this spring at the Swiss government’s behest, analysts and investors said that price represented a steep discount. UBS’s latest financial results reflect just how much of a steal it was. On Thursday, the bank reported a $29 billion profit in its second quarter — yes, billion with a “b” — the biggest quarterly profit in banking history. But that paper gain belies the challenges that UBS faces as it moves to complete the largest takeover of a bank since the 2008 financial crisis. That process will include absorbing some of its onetime competitor’s domestic footprint and shuttering a large portion of its investment banking operations.

Persons: “, It’s Organizations: UBS, Credit Suisse

☆ UBS to pay $1.4 billion over fraud in residential mortgage-backed securities
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Swiss bank UBS agreed to pay a combined $1.4 billion in civil penalties over fraud and misconduct in its offering of residential mortgage-backed securities dating back to the global financial crisis, federal prosecutors announced Monday. The cumulative recoveries in the cases now total $36 billion, according to the Justice Department. UBS' settlement is nearly the same as the value of the residential mortgages it originated between 2005 and 2007, the year it stopped issuing residential mortgage-backed securities. UBS originated $1.5 billion in residential mortgages in those three years, the bank previously said in a 2018 statement challenging the Justice Department allegations. "The vast majority of loans underlying the 40 RMBS listed in the complaint were originated by other financial institutions," UBS said at the time.

Persons: Goldman Sachs Organizations: UBS, U.S . Department of Justice, Justice Department, The, Bank of America, Citigroup, General Electric, JPMorgan, Wells, Wells Fargo . Credit Suisse Locations: Wells Fargo ., Swiss

☆ UBS to Pay $1.4 Billion to Settle Financial-Crisis Fraud Case
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Matthew Goldstein | More About Matthew Goldstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Swiss-banking giant UBS agreed on Monday to pay $1.4 billion to settle U.S. claims that it misrepresented bonds backed by mortgages sold in the years leading up to the 2008 financial crisis, a sign that the legacy of the turmoil that engulfed the global financial system continues to haunt Wall Street. The settlement with UBS is the last action brought by a Justice Department task force that was set up in 2012, during the Obama administration. It investigated the role of big banks and other financial firms in selling flawed and predatory mortgage products that contributed to the collapse of the U.S. housing market, federal prosecutors in Brooklyn said in a news release. “The substantial civil penalty in this case serves as a warning to other players in the financial markets who seek to unlawfully profit through fraud that we will hold them accountable no matter how long it takes,” said Breon Peace, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York. UBS said in a statement on its website that it had reached the settlement with federal prosecutors to resolve “a legacy matter,” adding that the money had already been accounted for in previous financial statements.

Persons: Obama, ” Organizations: UBS, Justice Department, Eastern, of Locations: Swiss, Brooklyn, U.S, of New York

☆ UBS ends state guarantee granted over Credit Suisse rescue
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Noele Illien | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The Swiss government provided 9 billion francs ($10.3 billion) of loss protection guarantees to UBS as part of the state-sponsored takeover of Credit Suisse earlier this year. UBS also said that Credit Suisse had fully repaid an Emergency Liquidity Assistance Plus (ELA+) loan of 50 billion francs to the SNB. "The early voluntary repayment could potentially also help in other matters, such as negotiating the retention of the Credit Suisse Swiss business, in our view," Citi analyst Andrew Coombs said. Credit Suisse and UBS also borrowed 168 billion francs from the SNB in various emergency liquidity schemes to ease the takeover. Government help included a guarantee of up to 9 billion francs for losses UBS might incur from the sale of Credit Suisse assets, beyond 5 billion francs that UBS agreed to cover itself.

Persons: Arnd, ELA, Andreas Venditti, Andrew Coombs, Switzerland's, Noele, Jacqueline Wong, Mark Potter Organizations: Swiss, UBS, REUTERS, Suisse, Credit Suisse, Swiss National Bank, Confederation, Credit Suisse Swiss, Citi, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Zurich, ZURICH, Swiss

☆ 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

☆ UBS investors warm to Credit Suisse deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Oliver Hirt | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Several fund managers who hold UBS stock have told Reuters they think UBS has bought Credit Suisse at a good price, with some even describing it as a steal. "UBS got Credit Suisse for practically nothing, so accordingly the deal will work out for them," another investor told Reuters. Still, UBS inherits a troubled legacy at Credit Suisse, said Thomae, pointing to legal risks which UBS has said could cost billions of dollars. Rivals have poached entire teams from Credit Suisse, he said, and some clients are likely to follow them. Deka's Thomae said UBS and Credit Suisse together would have a market share in Switzerland that is just within acceptable limits.

Persons: Colm Kelleher, Guy de Blonay, Andreas Thomae, Thomae, de Blonay, De Blonay, JP Morgan, Kian Abouhossein, Julius Baer, Deka's Thomae, Oliver Hirt, John Revill, David Holmes Organizations: Credit Suisse, UBS, Switzerland's, Reuters, Jupiter Asset Management, CS, Swiss, UBS AG, Credit Suisse AG, STATE, Deka Investment, Fund, Rivals, Suisse, JP, Suisse's, Investors, Credit, Thomson Locations: ZURICH, Suisse's Swiss, Switzerland

☆ UBS to retain EY as auditor after Credit Suisse takeover, Financial Times reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

July 16 (Reuters) - UBS Group (UBSG.S) has decided to retain EY as its external auditor, enlarging its role to include Credit Suisse's accounts from 2024, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing people with knowledge of the decision. UBS 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. PwC in Credit Suisse's 2022 annual report had included an "adverse opinion" on the effectiveness of the bank's internal controls over its reporting but said its statements "present fairly, in all material respects" the financial position of the bank from 2020 through 2022. UBS and EY did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the FT report while PwC said it would not be making any comment on the story. ($1 = 0.8617 Swiss francs)Reporting by Juby Babu in Bengaluru; Editing by Jamie FreedOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: EY, PwC, Juby Babu, Jamie Freed Organizations: UBS, Financial Times, Big, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Credit Suisse, Thomson Locations: Bengaluru

☆ UBS to retain EY as auditor after Credit Suisse takeover- FT
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

July 16 (Reuters) - UBS Group (UBSG.S) has decided to retain EY as its external auditor, enlarging its role to include Credit Suisse's accounts from 2024, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing people with knowledge of the decision. The size of the contract will require the Big Four accounting firm to call in staff from other countries to work on the audit, two people told the FT.PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), which has been Credit Suisse's auditor since 2020, will audit the acquired bank's accounts for 2023, according to the newspaper. UBS 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. UBS, EY and PwC did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the FT report. ($1 = 0.8617 Swiss francs)Reporting by Juby Babu in Bengaluru; Editing by Jamie FreedOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: PwC, Juby Babu, Jamie Freed Organizations: UBS, Financial Times, Big, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Credit Suisse, EY, Thomson Locations: Bengaluru

On three-month deposits above $1 million, Credit Suisse will pay 5.88%, the person added. Credit Suisse suffered an exodus of client funds in the first quarter that brought the lender to the brink of collapse. Credit Suisse declined to comment. The rescue, backed by public funds, was designed to prevent Credit Suisse's collapse from triggering a wider banking crisis. Chief Executive Sergio Ermotti said on the day the deal was closed, that around 10% of Credit Suisse employees had left in the run-up to completing the transaction.

Persons: Sergio Ermotti, Stefania Spezzati, Vidya Ranganathan, Elisa Martinuzzi, Tomasz Janowski Organizations: Credit Suisse, UBS, NatWest, Bloomberg News, Credit, Reuters, Thomson Locations: SINGAPORE, LONDON, Asia, Swiss, London, Singapore

☆ UBS completes Credit Suisse takeover to become wealth management behemoth
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Noele Illien | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

ZURICH, June 12 (Reuters) - UBS (UBSG.S) on Monday said it had completed its emergency takeover of embattled local rival Credit Suisse (CSGN.S), creating a giant Swiss bank with a balance sheet of $1.6 trillion and greater muscle in wealth management. The merger also brings to an end Credit Suisse's 167-year history, marred in recent years by scandals and losses. Credit Suisse shares were up 0.9% on their last day of trading, while UBS were up around 0.8% in early trade. UBS is set to book a massive profit in second-quarter results on Aug. 31 after buying Credit Suisse for a fraction of its so-called fair value. Ermotti has, however, warned the coming months will be "bumpy" as UBS gets on with absorbing Credit Suisse, a process UBS has said will take three to five years.

Persons: Sergio Ermotti, Colm Kelleher, Jean Dermine, Arturo Bris, Ermotti, Noele Illien, John O'Donnell, Miranda Murray, Tomasz Janowski, Edwina Gibbs Organizations: UBS, Credit Suisse, Swiss, Banking, Finance, INSEAD, IMD, Competitiveness, U.S, NEXT, Credit, Thomson Locations: ZURICH, Swiss, Switzerland

☆ UBS says it has completed the takeover of stricken rival Credit Suisse
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

UBS expects to complete its takeover of Credit Suisse "as early as June 12", which will create a giant Swiss bank with a balance sheet of $1.6 trillion. Swiss bank UBS on Monday said that it formally completed the takeover of its rival Credit Suisse. Regulators said Friday that they would cover losses of up to 9 billion Swiss francs ($10 billion) after UBS incurs the first 5 billion Swiss francs as part of the transaction, as it absorbs a portfolio that does not entirely "fit its business and risk profile." Following the acquisition, Credit Suisse and its American Depositary Shares will be delisted from the SIX Swiss Exchange and New York Stock Exchange, with shareholders receiving one UBS share for every 22.48 Credit Suisse shares held. The takeover, which follows multiple scandals and years of share price decline at Credit Suisse, controversially wiped out the 16 billion Swiss francs ($17 billion) worth of assets of the bank's AT1 bond holders.

Persons: Colm Kelleher, Sergio Ermotti Organizations: UBS, Credit Suisse, Regulators, American, SIX Swiss Exchange, New York Stock Exchange Locations: Swiss

☆ UBS just reshuffled its leadership ranks after buying Credit Suisse. See the new power players in charge of the $1.7 trillion Swiss banking behemoth.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Michelle Abrego | Kaja Whitehouse | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

The merger between Credit Suisse and UBS creates a new Swiss banking behemoth with $1.7 trillion in assets. Investment bank leadersThe president of UBS's investment bank, Robert Karofsky, circulated a memo on Monday announcing his new leadership team. Ebert, co-head of markets at Credit Suisse, was also named head of Credit Suisse for the Investment Bank, reporting to Karofsky. UBS global wealth management president Iqbal Khan revealed the appointments to its critical wealth business in an internal memo titled "Becoming a global wealth powerhouse." Members of the current Credit Suisse wealth management leadership team will report to both Yves-Alain and to their respective UBS global wealth management regional leader.

Persons: Yves, Alain Sommerhalder, Michael Ebert, Robert Karofsky, Ebert, Karofsky, Marco Valla, Valla, Javier Oficialdegui, Mike, I've, George Athanasopoulos, Jason Barron, Ros L'Esperance, Dan Dowd, Taichi Takahashi, Chris Leone, Julie Beavan, Tricia Hazelwood, Jeff Hinton, Kurt Anthony, Laurence Braham, Richard Hardegree, Richard Casavechia, Ozzie Ramos, Jason Williams, Neil Meyer, Ken Tittle, Iqbal Khan, Francesco De Ferrari, Khan, Reuters Yves, Alain, Wiwi Gutmannsbauer, Benjamin Cavalli, Cavalli, Kinner, Amy Lo, Jin Yee Young, Young, Hatecke, UBS's Anton Simonet, Christl, Jason Chandler, Sergio Ermotti, Ralph Hamers, Ermotti, MICHELE LIMINA, Todd Tuckner, Sarah Youngwood, Michelle Bereaux, Stefan Seiler, Christian Bluhm, Damian Vogel, Ulrich Körner Organizations: UBS, Credit Suisse, Suisse, Credit, Wall Street, Investment, Investment Bank, Barclays, Global Banking, Investment Bank Management, Global Markets, Global Research, IB, Resource Management, Staff, MUFG Securities, Reuters, Yves, Deutsche, Switzerland, Swiss Re, Getty Locations: Switzerland's, Swiss, Americas, Asia, Singapore, Switzerland, Europe, Middle East, Africa, America, AFP

☆ UBS to impose restrictions on Credit Suisse bankers after takeover complete, FT says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

June 11 (Reuters) - UBS AG (UBSG.S) is set to impose tight restrictions on Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) bankers, including a ban on new clients from high-risk countries and on complex financial products, the Financial Times said on Sunday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. Bloomberg News reported on Saturday that the emergency takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS will close on Monday. The Swiss government agreed on Friday to guarantee up to 9 billion Swiss francs ($9.96 billion) of losses UBS may incur from the sale of its rival's assets beyond 5 billion francs the lender is due to cover itself. Credit Suisse declined to comment, while UBS did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. ($1 = 0.9038 Swiss francs)Reporting by Rishabh Jaiswal in Bengaluru; editing by Paul SimaoOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Rishabh, Paul Simao Organizations: UBS AG, Credit Suisse, Financial Times, Bloomberg, UBS, Thomson Locations: Libya, Russia, Sudan, Venezuela, Ukrainian, Swiss, Bengaluru

☆ Credit Suisse CEO memo signals UBS deal to close Monday - Bloomberg
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

June 10 (Reuters) - Credit Suisse Group AG (CSGN.S) Chief Executive Ulrich Koerner has indicated that the emergency takeover of the bank by UBS AG (UBSG.S) will close on Monday, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday, citing an internal memo. "Monday's legal close is the next important step as we work to get you the answers you need as quickly as possible." On Friday, UBS Chief Executive Sergio Ermotti hinted the takeover of Credit Suisse would close on Monday, the earliest expected date. Earlier on Friday, the Swiss government agreed with UBS to guarantee up to 9 billion Swiss francs ($9.96 billion) of losses the bank may incur from the sale of its rival's assets beyond 5 billion francs the lender is due to cover itself. Credit Suisse and UBS did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

Persons: Ulrich Koerner, " Koerner, Sergio Ermotti, Urvi, Andrew Cawthorne, Mike Harrison Organizations: Credit Suisse Group AG, UBS AG, Bloomberg, UBS, Credit Suisse, Thomson Locations: Swiss, Bengaluru

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