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    Owen Walker

    European banking correspondent

    Owen covers European banks, primarily Swiss, French, Italian, Spanish and Benelux lenders. He was previously asset management correspondent and his reporting on Neil Woodford's downfall contributed to the FT winning business and finance team of the year at the 2019 Society of Editors' Press Awards.

    Owen was named joint business journalist of the year by the London Press Club in 2020, and in 2021 won a Society of American Business Editors and Writers award. His book on the Woodford scandal, Built on a Lie, was published by Penguin in spring 2021. His first book, Barbarians in the Boardroom, covered the rise of activist investors and was published in 2016.

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    • Wednesday, 22 March, 2023
      Banks in turmoil
      What the takeover of Credit Suisse means for UBS

      Swiss banking group has plans for each unit of its defunct rival

    • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
      Credit Suisse Group AG
      UBS to enter talks with Michael Klein to terminate First Boston deal

      Executives at Swiss bank believe Wall St veteran secured terms from Credit Suisse that were too generous

    • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
      Credit Suisse Group AG
      Switzerland bans deferred bonuses for Credit Suisse staff

      Finance ministry halts awards as demoralised bankers say ‘we thought it couldn’t get any worse’

    • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
      Credit Suisse Group AG
      Tens of thousands of jobs at risk after UBS takeover of Credit Suisse

      Domestic Swiss business and investment bank set to bear brunt of cuts

    • Monday, 20 March, 2023
      Credit Suisse Group AG
      Swiss under fire for shotgun marriage of Credit Suisse and UBS

      Bondholders and international regulators criticise state decision to prioritise shareholders amid threat of legal action

    • Monday, 20 March, 2023
      UBS Group AG
      UBS shares fall after Credit Suisse rescue deal

      Analysts say the acquisition will distract the bank’s management and muddy its outlook

    • Sunday, 19 March, 2023
      Credit Suisse Group AG
      Holders of $17bn of Credit Suisse bonds wiped out under UBS takeover

      Value of risky additional tier 1 debt written down to zero in move that is expected to jolt markets

    • Sunday, 19 March, 2023
      Credit Suisse Group AG
      UBS agrees $3.25bn rescue deal for rival Credit Suisse

      Regulators engineer takeover of stricken bank by larger Swiss competitor after frantic weekend

    • Sunday, 19 March, 2023
      Credit Suisse Group AG
      UBS agrees to buy Credit Suisse for more than $2bn

      Swiss authorities engineer a deal that will combine the country’s two largest banks

    • Saturday, 18 March, 2023
      Credit Suisse Group AG
      BlackRock explored rival Credit Suisse takeover bid

      US investment giant drew up plans to acquire part of Swiss bank

    • Saturday, 18 March, 2023
      Credit Suisse Group AG
      Switzerland prepares emergency measures to deliver UBS takeover of Credit Suisse

      Daily deposit outflows at troubled Swiss bank topped SFr10bn last week as fears for its health mounted

    • Saturday, 18 March, 2023
      Credit Suisse Group AG
      UBS in talks to acquire Credit Suisse

      Swiss authorities press for merger to stem crisis of confidence in country’s banking sector

    • Friday, 17 March, 2023
      Banks
      Global banks shed $459bn in market rout as Goldman loses on rate swing

      Regulators discuss crisis with focus on Credit Suisse as March declines have mounted

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
      News in-depthCredit Suisse Group AG
      ‘An untenable equity story’: what’s next for Credit Suisse?

      The bank’s liquidity is not its fundamental problem, rather its business model is unprofitable

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
      Credit Suisse Group AG
      Credit Suisse shares rally after $54bn lifeline from Swiss central bank

      Troubled lender taps emergency funding following sell-off that shook global financial sector

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
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      Swiss central bank backs Credit Suisse

      VW to invest €180bn over next 5 years to manufacture its own electric vehicle batteries and expand

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      Credit Suisse Group AG
      Swiss central bank offers Credit Suisse liquidity backstop

      Lender tumbles as much as 30% after top shareholder rules out participating in equity raise

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      Markets
      US stocks close lower amid renewed sell-off in bank shares

      Investors fret over value of lenders’ bond portfolios and direction of central banks’ next interest rate moves

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      News in-depthHSBC Holdings PLC
      Why HSBC swooped on SVB UK

      British lender could not analyse 30% of loan book but thought start-up clients were worth the gamble

    • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
      European banks
      Credit Suisse finds ‘material weaknesses’ in financial reporting controls

      Swiss bank says it lacked effective processes to identify risk of misstatements

    • Monday, 13 March, 2023
      News in-depthSilicon Valley Bank
      Project Yeti: How HSBC bought Silicon Valley Bank UK for £1

      Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Bank of England raced to orchestrate a sale

    • Friday, 10 March, 2023
      Banks
      California bank failure shakes global financial stocks

      Investors worry over the value of sector’s bond portfolios and falling deposits

    • Friday, 10 March, 2023
      Credit Suisse Group AG
      Credit Suisse chair avoids regulatory action over outflow claims

      Finma concludes probe into comments made by Axel Lehmann in December during bank’s capital raise

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      Credit Suisse Group AG
      Credit Suisse shares drop as annual report delayed following SEC call

      Postponement comes as regulator weighs in on 2019 cash flow statements

    • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
      Switzerland
      Swiss banks say rich Chinese clients worried about sanction prospects

      Bank executives highlight concerns about business fallout from country’s tough line on Russia since Ukraine invasion

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