Financial market turmoil reigned last week on the markets and is still a hot topic, as different rescue plans are evaluated.
UBS purchased Credit Suisse for $3 billion in an agreement to purchase shares. UBS The shares fell 9.6% At 15.46 Swiss Francs, while Credit Suisse shares dived nearly 60% To 0.77 Swiss Francs. In an effort to avoid a larger crisis in the banking system, Swiss officials brokered this agreement. It includes liquidity provisions and extensive government guarantees. This will still result in losses for stockholders and around $17 billion of AT1 bonds. These bonds will be worthless in order to help private investors pay the costs.. This will likely lead to a revaluation by other banks of similar bonds, which is potentially threatening stability in the European market for similar bank debt. It is estimated that the market is worth approximately a quarter trillion dollars. UBS said it plans to “downsize Credit Suisse investment banking business” and align it with its “conservative risk culture”. The government’s loss-guarantee, which foresees that UBS assumes the first $7 billion The next is the federal government $9 Billion, was necessary because the hastily drawn up deal didn’t give much time to do due diligence and Credit Suisse has had to value assets on its books…
