Swiss Court Rules $20 Billion Credit Suisse Bond Write-Off Unlawful
The court ruled FINMA’s 16.5 billion franc AT1 bond write-off lacked legal basis, supporting investors who challenged the emergency Credit Suisse rescue in 2023.
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The Swiss federal court has decided the first case over Credit Suisse's state rescue. 'Transactions without legal bases', savings betrayed
Bond write-off in Credit Suisse rescue unlawful
The Swiss authorities' 2023 decision to write off 16.5 billion Swiss francs ($20.53 billion) in Credit Suisse bonds was unlawful, a court said today, raising fresh questions about how the bank's rescue and subsequent takeover by UBS was handled.
The billions write-off of CS bonds in the emergency rescue of Credit Suisse had no legal basis. The court cancels the order of the Financial Market Supervisory Authority (Finma) in a procedure.
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