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Report of the Banking Stability Expert Group

The “Banking Stability” Expert Group that was formed following the failure of Credit Suisse has published its report (in German). I quote and add my own comments in brackets […]. Summary: Die staatlich unterstützte Übernahme der Credit Suisse durch die UBS im März 2023 hat eine gefährliche Situation schnell stabilisiert. Die Schweiz hat damit einen wichtigen Beitrag zur internationalen Finanzstabilität geleistet. Die Credit Suisse war am 19. März 2023 die erste global systemrelevante Bank...

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Swiss parliament votes for tough new banking rules

Many Swiss politicians and members of the public remain angry about the recent rushed government deal to head off the potential collapse of Credit Suisse. This week a majority of the National Council, Switzerland’s federal parliament, voted in favour of measures to reduce the risk systemic big banks pose to taxpayers, reported RTS. © Pincasso | Dreamstime.comSpearheaded by Prisca Birrer-Heimo, a member of the Socialist Party in Luzern, the National Council voted in favour of two changes....

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A bank is a bank is a bank – Part II

Part II of II by Claudio Grass A real systemic crisis If there was one thing more telling than the bank failures themselves, it was the governments’ reaction to them. The sheer panic that shook US, Swiss and Eurozone officials was almost pitiable to behold. The way they all rushed to make statements denying that this would be a repeat of 2008 was alarming instead of reassuring. And their apparent, urgent desperation to be believed was perhaps reason enough why they shouldn’t...

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A bank is a bank is a bank – Part II

Part II of II by Claudio Grass A real systemic crisis If there was one thing more telling than the bank failures themselves, it was the governments’ reaction to them. The sheer panic that shook US, Swiss and Eurozone officials was almost pitiable to behold. The way they all rushed to make statements denying that this would be a repeat of 2008 was alarming instead of reassuring. And their apparent, urgent desperation to be believed was perhaps reason...

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CS-Bonds: Vier Klagen gegen die Finma

Die von der Finma angeordnete Abschreibung von 16 Milliarden Franken an Nachranganleihen der Credit Suisse wird wie erwartet angefochten. Beim Bundesverwaltungsgericht in St. Gallen sind bislang vier Beschwerden gegen das Vorgehen der Finma eingegangen, teilte ein Sprecher auf Anfrage von Bloomberg mit.

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