country: Switzerland

Culture & Conduct, Editor's letter, Operational Resilience
August 8, 2023

Editor's letter: Why banks could face another Archegos blow-up

Welcome back to the Banking Risk & Regulation newsletter.  European regulators are grappling with the growing risk of cyber attacks...
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Culture & Conduct, Opinion, Regulation & Supervision
August 7, 2023

Credit Suisse ‘headline’ fine glosses over underlying equity financing risk

At first glance, the $387m of fines imposed on Credit Suisse ought to draw a line under the Archegos scandal...
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Ulrich Koerner, chief executive officer of Credit Suisse Group AG, during a Bloomberg Television interview in London, UK, on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. Credit Suisse saw client inflows on Monday, as markets were thrown into turmoil after the collapse of multiple regional US banks, Koerner said. Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg
Analysis, Culture & Conduct, Governance & Reporting
August 2, 2023

How to clean up a bank in 120 days

UBS has just 120 days to bring its problem child, Credit Suisse, into line as it is forced to comply...
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Editor's letter, Governance & Reporting, Risk Management
July 25, 2023

Editor's letter: How banks are weeding out bad apples

Welcome to Banking Risk & Regulation. It’s only Tuesday and risk management is already trending. Credit Suisse has been fined $388m...
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CBDCs, Digital & Resilience, Opinion
June 27, 2023

BIS: the pros and cons of offline CBDCs

Central bankers are warming to people using central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) to make payments offline – whether due to...
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CBDCs, Digital & Resilience, News
June 20, 2023

BIS’s ‘game-changing’ blueprint to revolutionise monetary system

A central bank-backed platform for payments and settlement could dramatically cut costs and risks that plague the financial system, says...
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Financial Stability
March 27, 2023

Tough job ahead for UBS to see fruits of Credit Suisse acquisition

The tie-up of Swiss giants UBS and Credit Suisse has the potential to create a banking powerhouse, but the union...
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