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Bloomberg2021-03-31

(Bloomberg) -- Credit investors have been dumping the riskiest bonds issued by Credit Suisse Group AG after being left in the dark about the full scale of the hit to the bank’s capital buffers from ...

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The key question is whether there will be other similar cases appearing in the near future? I would steer clear of such banks and related products they sell given the incredible lapses in their risk management and potential future occurrences of similar incidents.
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The figure may run into the billions, according to people with knowledge of the matter, while JPMorgan Chase & Co. analysts said media speculation of a $3 billion to $4 billion loss was “not an unlikely outcome.”“Ultimately it depends on the size of the loss,” Fraser said. “Even if the number is not as big as some fear then I think the bonds will struggle to go back to Friday’s levels and trade at a discount to the sector given risk management failings.”A spokesperson for Credit Suisse didn’t respond to a request for a comment.Some of the bonds were better bid on Wednesday. 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