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    • Friday, 31 March, 2023
      Leadership
      Boomerang chief executives provide comfort in times of crisis

      The hope is former leaders can bring stability, yet data suggests companies that bring them back underperform

    • Thursday, 30 March, 2023
      Revolut Ltd
      Revolut board frustrated by fintech company’s response to audit warning

      Payments group criticised over attempt to minimise BDO’s red flags

    • Wednesday, 29 March, 2023
      News in-depthUBS Group AG
      Why UBS brought Ermotti back as chief executive

      Swiss bank bets its former boss will do a better job of integrating Credit Suisse than Ralph Hamers would have

    • Wednesday, 29 March, 2023
      Behind the Money podcast25 min listen
      Inside UBS’s takeover of Credit Suisse

      The FT’s banking editor Stephen Morris provides a front row look at how the deal came together

    • Friday, 24 March, 2023
      European banks
      Olaf Scholz dismisses fears over Deutsche Bank

      Germany’s chancellor rejects Credit Suisse comparison as EU leaders seek to reassure markets after share slide

    • Friday, 24 March, 2023
      Banks in turmoil
      Credit Suisse: the rise and fall of the bank that built modern Switzerland

      How a national institution grew from local roots to a global force before a series of scandals sparked its fall from grace

    • Thursday, 23 March, 2023
      Banks in turmoil
      Culture clash: the challenge of uniting fierce rivals UBS and Credit Suisse

      Investment banking is at the heart of divisions between the two Swiss lenders

    • Wednesday, 22 March, 2023
      Credit Suisse Group AG
      US bondholders prepare to sue Swiss government over $17bn Credit Suisse wipeout

      Distressed asset investor David Tepper says trust in European debt issuance at stake

    • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
      Credit Suisse Group AG
      UBS to enter talks with Michael Klein to terminate First Boston deal

      Executives at Swiss bank believe Wall St veteran secured terms from Credit Suisse that were too generous

    • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
      Credit Suisse Group AG
      Switzerland bans deferred bonuses for Credit Suisse staff

      Finance ministry halts awards as demoralised bankers say ‘we thought it couldn’t get any worse’

    • Monday, 20 March, 2023
      Banks in turmoil
      How the Swiss ‘trinity’ forced UBS to save Credit Suisse

      The takeover of its local rival could end up being a generational boon for UBS. But the government-orchestrated deal has angered many investors

    • Monday, 20 March, 2023
      Credit Suisse Group AG
      Credit Suisse promises to pay bonuses to staff despite UBS rescue

      Swiss bank had SFr360mn of contingent capital awards outstanding at the end of 2022

    • Sunday, 19 March, 2023
      Credit Suisse Group AG
      Holders of $17bn of Credit Suisse bonds wiped out under UBS takeover

      Value of risky additional tier 1 debt written down to zero in move that is expected to jolt markets

    • Sunday, 19 March, 2023
      Credit Suisse Group AG
      UBS agrees $3.25bn rescue deal for rival Credit Suisse

      Regulators engineer takeover of stricken bank by larger Swiss competitor after frantic weekend

    • Sunday, 19 March, 2023
      Credit Suisse Group AG
      UBS agrees to buy Credit Suisse for more than $2bn

      Swiss authorities engineer a deal that will combine the country’s two largest banks

    • Saturday, 18 March, 2023
      Credit Suisse Group AG
      BlackRock explored rival Credit Suisse takeover bid

      US investment giant drew up plans to acquire part of Swiss bank

    • Saturday, 18 March, 2023
      Credit Suisse Group AG
      Switzerland prepares emergency measures to deliver UBS takeover of Credit Suisse

      Daily deposit outflows at troubled Swiss bank topped SFr10bn last week as fears for its health mounted

    • Saturday, 18 March, 2023
      Credit Suisse Group AG
      UBS in talks to acquire Credit Suisse

      Swiss authorities press for merger to stem crisis of confidence in country’s banking sector

    • Friday, 17 March, 2023
      Person in the News
      Ulrich Körner, the man trying to hold Credit Suisse together

      The introverted petrolhead is tasked with stabilising the troubled investment bank

    • Friday, 17 March, 2023
      Banks
      Global banks shed $459bn in market rout as Goldman loses on rate swing

      Regulators discuss crisis with focus on Credit Suisse as March declines have mounted

    • Friday, 17 March, 2023
      UK companies
      Rolls-Royce closes AI start-up after talks with buyers collapse

      Company blames tough economic environment as new boss puts his stamp on engineering group

    • Friday, 17 March, 2023
      FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
      Wall Street banks rescue First Republic

      ECB increases rates by 0.5 percentage points

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      Credit Suisse Group AG
      Swiss central bank offers Credit Suisse liquidity backstop

      Lender tumbles as much as 30% after top shareholder rules out participating in equity raise

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      News in-depthHSBC Holdings PLC
      Why HSBC swooped on SVB UK

      British lender could not analyse 30% of loan book but thought start-up clients were worth the gamble

    • Sunday, 12 March, 2023
      Silicon Valley Bank
      UK prepares cash lifeline for tech groups hit by SVB collapse

      Start-ups have warned of existential crisis if they cannot pay wages and bills

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