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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline UBS Group AG has offered to buy Credit Suisse—a rival Swiss bank facing economic uncertainty—in a deal worth roughly $1 billion, according to several reports Sunday, as bank executives and Swiss officials sprint to contain a crisis sparked in part by the collapse of two major U.S. banks last week. Key Facts The Swiss government is set to announce the deal soon, according to the New York Times , with a reported goal of completing the merger before Asian markets open Monday morning. However, the Financial Times reported there is no guarantee a deal will be reached, and Bloomberg reported that Credit Suisse pushed back on the deal because the offer was too low. If the deal is closed, it would represent a significant discount: UBS would pay $0.27 (or 0.25 Swiss Francs) per share in stock, according to the Financial Times , compared to Credit Suisse’s $2.01 share price when markets closed … [Read more...] about UBS Offers To Buy Embattled Bank Credit Suisse For Up To $1 Billion, Reports Say

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Credit Suisse, the troubled Swiss-based investment bank, received an offer from their intra-country rival Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) to purchase it for around $1 billion, according to The Financial Times. Swiss regulators spearheaded the deal to help restore trust and calm in a highly volatile global banking environment over the last few weeks. The Wall Street Journal reported talks are still ongoing, and the deal may be subject to change . In the wake of the sudden closures of U.S.-based Silicon Valley Bank , Signature Bank , and Silvergate Bank , along with concerns over the financial strength of the balance sheets of hundreds of small and regional banks, UBS and Swiss regulators need to plan for several exogenous factors that could impact the acquisition. One concern is how much money the Swiss authorities will allocate for guarantees or backstops if the worldwide banking situation worsens. Both … [Read more...] about UBS Buys Beleaguered Credit Suisse To Avoid A Potential Financial Contagion: Large Layoffs Are Likely

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline UBS Group AG has struck a deal to buy Credit Suisse—a rival Swiss bank rocked by financial turmoil—for over $3 billion, the two banks announced Sunday, as bank executives and Swiss officials sprint to contain a crisis sparked in part by the collapse of two major U.S. banks last week. Key Facts UBS ultimately agreed to pay $3.2 billion (or 3 billion Swiss Francs) in an all-share deal, with Credit Suisse investors receiving one UBS share for every 22.48 Credit Suisse shares held, up from a $1 billion initial offer that Credit Suisse reportedly viewed as too low. The deal represents a large discount compared to Credit Suisse’s market capitalization just two days ago: UBS says the acquisition will cost the equivalent of $0.82 (or 0.76 Swiss Francs) per share, less than half Credit Suisse’s $2.01 share price when markets closed Friday. The combined company will have over $5 trillion in total … [Read more...] about UBS Buying Rival Credit Suisse In $3.2 Billion Rescue Deal

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Credit Suisse, the troubled Swiss-based investment bank, received an offer from its intracountry rival Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) to purchase it for around $1 billion, according to the Financial Times. Swiss regulators spearheaded the deal to help restore trust and calm in a highly volatile global banking environment over the last few weeks. The Wall Street Journal reported talks are still ongoing, and the deal may be subject to change . In the wake of the sudden closures of United States-based Silicon Valley Bank , Signature Bank and Silvergate Bank, along with concerns over the financial strength of the balance sheets of hundreds of small and regional banks, UBS and Swiss regulators need to plan for several exogenous factors that could impact the acquisition. One concern is how much money the Swiss authorities will allocate for guarantees or backstops if the worldwide banking situation worsens. Both … [Read more...] about UBS To Buy Beleaguered Credit Suisse To Avoid A Potential Financial Contagion—Large Layoffs Are Likely

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Key Takeaways The Swiss government has arranged a corporate buy out of Credit Suisse, by their biggest rival UBS The sale price will be just $3.25 billion, despite Credit Suisse having a market cap of $8.6 billion in Friday It’s the latest in a string of banking failures and takeovers, following the closure of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank First it was Silicon Valley Bank, then Signature Bank and now Credit Suisse has ceased trading as well. The story with Credit Suisse is a little different, as it’s not been shut down by the regulator. Instead, it was bought out at a fire sale price by UBS, in a deal orchestrated by the Swiss National Bank. This came off the back of a massive crash in the stock price, which saw it fall 67.78% over the last month. If you think that all sounds a bit hush, hush secret handshake, that’s because in some ways it is. Credit Suisse problems have existed for a long … [Read more...] about With Credit Suisse Investors The Latest To See Massive Losses, Are More Bank Failures To Come?

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The trauma from the 2008 “Lehman shock” still looms large in the psyches of Asian policymakers. This can be seen by how quickly Credit Suisse’s stumble seemed to transport officials back to the events of 15 years ago. So far, the “ Credit Suisse shock ” has been far less cataclysmic. And thankfully so. Unlike Lehman Brothers, the Swiss giant was rescued by UBS AG. Whether that forced financial marriage will work is anyone’s guess. But Credit Suisse’s troubles, coming on the heels of the Silicon Valley Bank crisis in the U.S., has economists adjusting downward growth prospects for the region. China will be no exception, as headwinds from the West make Beijing’s 5% gross domestic product target look less and less attainable. Even before most Asians had ever heard of SVB or New York-based Signature Bank, China was finding it harder than expected to bounce from the Covid era. While respectable, the 3.5% rise in … [Read more...] about Credit Suisse Shock Makes China’s 5% GDP Target Harder

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Last week we welcomed a new generation of unwilling citizens to a new banking crisis with the shocking failure of Silicon Valley Bank. It started sometime mid-last week when some clever clog heard of the impending failure of a financial transaction to raise capital for SVB to plug a big hole in its finances. The big hole was created by something known as an asset liability mismatch . SVB used a bulge of savers deposits that had accumulated over the past couple of years to purchase a lot of long-term treasury bills a few months back at a lower interest rate than todays. In an era of inflation and rising interest rates, this created a growing problem for SVB. The clever clog starting withdrawing money from SVB business accounts. This is the motive . Career bankers raise a furrowed brow to finding big holes in the finances. It gives bankers a bad name, and makes them look like they don’t know what they … [Read more...] about SVB And The New Banking Crisis: The Anatomy Of A Further Deterioration Of Capitalism In Seven Days

LONDON/NEW YORK  – Credit Suisse said 16 billion Swiss francs ($17.24 billion) of its Additional Tier 1 debt will be written down to zero on the orders of the Swiss regulator as part of its rescue merger with UBS, angering bondholders on Sunday. FINMA, the Swiss regulator, said the decision would bolster the bank’s capital. The move reflects authorities’ desire to see private investors share the pain from Credit Suisse’s troubles. Chair Marlene Amstad said FINMA had stuck to the country’s “too-big-to-fail” banking framework in making the decision. It means AT1 bondholders appear to be left with nothing while shareholders, who sit below bonds in the priority ladder for repayment in a bankruptcy process, will receive $3.23 billion under the UBS deal. Engineered in the wake of the global financial crisis, AT1 bonds are a form of junior debt that counts towards banks’ regulatory capital. They were designed as a way to transfer risks to investors and away from taxpayers if a bank … [Read more...] about Credit Suisse says $17B of its debt now worthless, angering bondholders

Shares of Credit Suisse plunged 60.5% in early trading Monday after the announcement that banking giant UBS would buy its troubled rival for almost $3.25 billion in a deal orchestrated by regulators to stave off further market-shaking turmoil in the global banking system. UBS shares also were down 8% on the Swiss stock exchange. Swiss authorities urged UBS to take over its smaller rival after a plan for Credit Suisse to borrow up to 50 billion francs ($54 billion) failed to reassure investors and the bank’s customers. Shares of Credit Suisse and other banks plunged last week after the failure of two banks in the U.S. raised questions about other potentially weak global financial institutions. Markets remained jittery Monday despite the best efforts of regulators to restore calm. In the U.S., the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. announced late Sunday that New York Community Bank has agreed to buy a significant chunk of the failed Signature Bank in a $2.7 … [Read more...] about UBS-Credit Suisse merger: Stocks tank after government-brokered deal announced

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The closures of Silvergate Bank and Silicon Valley Bank catalyzed one of the most volatile weeks in financial markets since the Global Financial Crisis. The weekend after that eventful 48 hours, Signature Bank SBNY , a solvent (at the time) financial institution was closed by its chartering authority, New York State’s Department of Financial Services (NYDFS). Theories about a concerted effort to stifle fintech (specifically cryptoasset) innovation, writ large, swirled. Signature Bank board member, former Democratic U.S. congressman and co-author of the Dodd-Frank Act, Barney Frank intimated that actions against the bank were partly spurred by the desire of regulators who, “wanted to send a very strong anti-crypto message,” While fintwit smolders and Rome burns, innovators remain focused on investing in and building the future of finance. Last week, the Provenance Blockchain Foundation announced the launch of a $50 … [Read more...] about Provenance Blockchain Foundation Announces $50 Million Grant Program