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Government Freezes Credit Suisse Bonuses

Switzerland won't block payments to employees 'who did not cause the crisis'

(Newser) - Switzerland's government said Tuesday that it's ordering Credit Suisse to temporarily suspend bonuses for employees after orchestrating a plan for the No. 2 Swiss bank to be taken over by rival UBS. The Swiss Department of Finance says federal law allows the government to set "remuneration-related measures"...

UBS Buys Credit Suisse in Deal Driven by Regulators

Swiss government says merger will protect global financial system

(Newser) - Switzerland's two biggest banks are merging, after regulators intervened to prevent the smaller one's problems from affecting the global banking system. The deal between UBS and Credit Suisse was announced Sunday night by Swiss President Alain Berset. The country's finance minister said that had Credit Suisse filed...

Credit Suisse Rebounds After Central Bank Announces Aid
Hemorrhaging Bank
Gets a Lifeline
Mar 16, 2023 6:07 AM CDT

Hemorrhaging Bank Gets a Lifeline

Credit Suisse can borrow up to $53.7B from Swiss central bank

(Newser) - Credit Suisse's shares soared more than 30% on Thursday after it announced it will move to shore up its finances by borrowing up to nearly $54 billion from the Swiss central bank, bolstering confidence as fears about the banking system moved from the US to Europe. It was a...

Credit Suisse Just Lost a Quarter of Its Value
Another Bank Just
Took a Huge Hit
Mar 15, 2023 10:40 AM CDT

Another Bank Just Took a Huge Hit

Credit Suisse shares lost a quarter of their value after biggest shareholder said no more money

(Newser) - Battered shares of Credit Suisse lost more than one-quarter of their value Wednesday, hitting a record low after its biggest shareholder—the Saudi National Bank—said it would not inject more money into the Swiss bank beset by problems long before the failure of two US lenders. The turmoil prompted...

Whistleblower Reveals 18K Secret Swiss Bank Accounts

Credit Suisse did business with some nefarious characters

(Newser) - The idea of not-so-upright characters stashing money in a Swiss bank account is a staple of Hollywood—and a large leak of account holders with the giant Credit Suisse suggests it's right on the money:
  • The leak: A whistleblower gave the German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung data on more than
...

Bank Leader Resigns Over COVID Breach
Bank Leader Resigns
Over COVID Breach
Jan 17, 2022 10:25 AM CST

Bank Leader Resigns Over COVID Breach

Credit Suisse Chairman Antonio Horta-Osorio reportedly traveled despite quarantine rules

(Newser) - Credit Suisse said Monday that its chairman has resigned following an internal investigation that reportedly found he violated quarantine rules intended to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, per the AP . The resignation of Antonio Horta-Osorio, a British-Portuguese national who took the job barely eight months ago, was announced shortly after midnight...

US Charges Swiss Bank in Tax Evasion Case
Swiss Bank: Yep, We Helped Americans Duck Taxes
updated
May 19, 2014 5:15 PM CDT

Swiss Bank: Yep, We Helped Americans Duck Taxes

Credit Suisse pleads guilty in Justice Department case

(Newser) - Credit Suisse AG has pleaded guilty to helping wealthy Americans avoid paying their taxes through offshore accounts, CNN Money reports. A person familiar with the matter said the European bank has agreed to pay about $2.6 billion in penalties, which will apparently be paid to the Justice Department and...

'Too Big to Jail' No More? Feds Ready to Charge Banks

After regulators promise not to kill Credit Suisse, BNP

(Newser) - US prosecutors are preparing criminal charges against Credit Suisse and BNP Paribas, in the hopes of securing the first guilty plea from a big bank since 1989—and stemming criticism that the banks are too powerful to prosecute, the New York Times reports. Credit Suisse is suspected of providing a...

Bank's 'Spy Novel' Tactics Hid US Tax Dodgers' Billions

And Justice Dept. did little to respond, per Senate report on Credit Suisse

(Newser) - Swiss bank Credit Suisse helped thousands of Americans keep as much as $12 billion in assets tucked away from the eyes of the IRS, a Senate report out yesterday alleges—and the bank used some unconventional techniques in the process, including once hiding bank statements in a copy of Sports ...

Now 16 Banks Subpoenaed in Libor Mess

Bank of America, Credit Suisse drawn into probe

(Newser) - Add nine more top banks to the list of subpoenas in the Libor scandal: Bank of America, Credit Suisse, Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi, Lloyds Banking Group, Royal Bank of Canada, Rabobank, Societe Generale, Norinchukin Bank, and West LB were all handed subpoenas in August and September, the Wall Street Journal...

Banker Busted for Role in Financial Crisis

Ex-Credit Suisse exec faces extradition to US

(Newser) - A former Credit Suisse banker accused of contributing to the 2008 financial crisis in an effort to boost his bonus has been arrested in Britain and faces extradition to the US. Kareem Serageldin, who was arrested outside the US Embassy in London, allegedly inflated the values of mortgage-backed securities as...

Big Banks Slashing More Jobs
 Big Banks Slashing More Jobs 
Jul 19, 2012 8:48 AM CDT

Big Banks Slashing More Jobs

Bank of America, Credit Suisse announce new cost cuts

(Newser) - Even bankers aren't safe in the current job market, with Bank of America and Credit Suisse Group both announcing new cost cutting initiatives yesterday, the Wall Street Journal reports. Bank of America, which was already aggressively cutting jobs , said it wanted to cut another $3 billion from its investment...

Moody's Slams BofA, Citigroup With Downgrades

JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs also walloped by rating agency

(Newser) - Moody's warned that the ax was coming , and today it came. The credit rating agency downgraded 15 major financial firms today in a move that is sure to hurt their bottom lines and rattle markets, the New York Times reports. Moody's knocked Credit Suisse down by three levels,...

Feds to Charge Crooked Bond Traders

Ex-Credit Suisse traders accused of bonus-boosting fraud

(Newser) - Looks like it's payback week: Federal prosecutors are planning to file fraud charges against four former Credit Suisse traders accused of overstating the value of mortgage securities in order to boost their bonuses, the Wall Street Journal reports. The alleged fraud happened in early 2008 as problems with complex...

Wall Street Bonuses to Plunge
 Wall Street Bonuses to Plummet 
Nov 29, 2011 3:05 AM CST

Wall Street Bonuses to Plummet

Falling revenues behind expected 40% plunge

(Newser) - The latest news from Wall Street is likely to leave most ordinary Americans dry-eyed. Year-end bonuses for bankers and traders are expected to be down sharply this year, plunging up to 40% to their lowest level since the financial crisis, according to a closely watched industry forecast. A bond trader...

Credit Suisse to Out US Tax Cheats

Move is in response to an IRS request

(Newser) - Heads up, mafiosos and unscrupulous millionaires: Credit Suisse AG intends to give you up to the tax man. Of course, you probably already knew that, because the bank sent notification letters to various US clients suspected of tax evasion last week warning them that it would soon hand over their...

Wall Street Will Lose 10K Jobs
 Wall Street Will Lose 10K Jobs 
SAYS REPORT
Oct 11, 2011 11:25 AM CDT

Wall Street Will Lose 10K Jobs

New York comptroller predicts blow to economy

(Newser) - It looks like a lot of Wall Street denizens will be joining the ranks of the unemployed soon, New York’s state comptroller warns in a report released today, predicting that the securities industry will shed nearly 10,000 jobs by the end of 2012. The industry has already cut...

Credit Suisse Cuts 5,300 Jobs, 11% of Workforce

Investment banking unit takes major hit as bank joins rush to cut expenses

(Newser) - Switzerland’s second largest bank, Credit Suisse, is slashing 5,300 jobs—11% of its global workforce—after posting a $2.48 billion loss in the first two months of this quarter, reports the Wall Street Journal. Most of the cuts will come from its moribund investment banking unit as...

Swiss Offer UBS $60B Bailout
 Swiss Offer UBS $60B Bailout 
Oct 16, 2008 6:46 AM CDT

Swiss Offer UBS $60B Bailout

Troubled banking giant will get capital injection, offload bad debts

(Newser) - Switzerland became the latest nation to shore up struggling banks, reports the Telegraph, as it bailed out UBS to the tune of $60 billion today. The Swiss central bank will offer UBS a capital injection of $6 billion in exchange for 9% of the company, and it will allow UBS ...

Global Stocks Surge on Credit-Market Moves

New Treasury plans also boost market

(Newser) - World stocks jumped today on government measures to stop the credit-market meltdown and news that the US and the UK were getting tough on short sellers, Bloomberg reports. Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse climbed 15% after four days of decline in Europe, while Australia’s Macquarie surged 38% after the...

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