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Industrial and precious metal prices have soared in recent years, despite considerable differences in market structure. The Credit Suisse business unit is a provider of wide-ranging financial services in Europe and other selected markets. In Asset Management, it provides access to a range of investment classes, ranging from money market, fixed income, equities [...]

Credit Suisse Group is the #2 financial services firm in Switzerland, though far behind behemoth UBS. As a dedicated private bank within one of the world’s leading financial institutions, we can offer you: Exclusive personal service Expert advice on how to protect and grow your wealth The right solutions for your needs The wisdom [...]

As such, 90% capital protection will not apply to unitholders if units are redeemed prior to, or after, the Capital Protection Date and may not apply in certain limited circumstances.  The 90% capital protection described above will only apply on the Capital Protection Date.  UBS will also receive amounts equivalent to withdrawal fees charged to [...]

But the Swiss banking shares recovered slightly and UBS shares posted a modest gain by mid-morning.  The move marks a turnaround from earlier assurances that the Swiss banking system is safe and doesn’t need government support of the kind seen elsewhere.  Both UBS and rival Credit Suisse have been hit by the sudden drought on the [...]

Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission and at least nine state regulators are investigating how banks sold the bonds.  Securities Act of 1933 or registered with a securities supervisory authority in the United States and may not be offered or sold within the United States except where an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act [...]

Billions?
The government injection of funds into UBS could represent a 9 percent stake in the bank, whose $44 billion write-downs related to toxic assets have been Europe’s worst.  UBS said it had also reached an agreement with the Swiss central bank to transfer up to 60 billion dollars of non-liquid assets into a separate fund.  Under [...]

Offshore banking
They ran seminars inside of the USA promoting their offshore Swiss Banking and Lichtenstein Trusts.  So if the bank records, corporate records and stock broker records have you as a citizen of a small country that does not tax offshore income you will not be caught in any of these fishing nets.  Ten days [...]

UBS’s physical presence in the commodity sector, and its ‘one firm’ approach to business, ensured the firm stood out from its peers.  In his 22 year career at Morgan Stanley, Mr Johansson was previously Head of the Institutional Equity Division and co-head of the combined Equity and Fixed Income sales and trading businesses.  The new [...]

Ubs
UBS makes no representation, either express or implied, that the information and opinions expressed on the UBS website are accurate, complete or up to date.  UBS was ranked in the top three in 22 sectors and was a runner up in 11.  As a fellow Swiss firm, Credit Suisse enjoys the same benefits that Swiss [...]

A top lawyer at UBS’s global investment bank operations in New York has agreed to pay $6.5 billion (SFr7.39 billion) to settle an insider trading case. David Aufhauser was accused of selling his personal holdings of auction-rate securities after getting insider information about the collapsing market for debt. The lawyer did not admit to any [...]