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Was UBS Buying Credit Suisse Just ‘Soft Nationalization’?

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Credit Suisse Deal - The First Time a Systemically Important Bank Has Failted Since 2008

The deal marks the first time a systemically important bank has failed since 2008. Nonholders will also take a massive loss, as $17 billion worth of so-called additional tier one bonds will be marked to zero. The Swiss government took the extraordinary step of changing the law to ensure that the deal could go through in an expedited manner without a vote from shareholders.

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