Analysis-Swiss banking plan leaves 'relieved' UBS out of immediate firing line

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By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) - UBS could take years to feel the bite of new regulations after the Swiss government set out plans aimed at keeping the "monster bank" in line that were light on ...

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