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Central banks have a responsibility to keep pace with the digital age and lead innovation, Agustín Carstens, general manager of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), believes.

UBS on Wednesday began selling Additional Tier 1 (AT1) bonds — which were at the heart of controversy during its emergency rescue of Credit Suisse — for the first time since completing the takeover.

UBS has reported a $255 million pre-tax loss, shed some 4,000 jobs globally, cut costs faster than expected, and reaped billions in asset inflows in the third quarter

Holders of $17bn of Credit Suisse’s AT1 bonds had their holdings wiped out as part of the historic takeover of the bank by UBS, a move that has sparked controversy across European debt markets.

Switzerland-based crypto bank SEBA AG has become the latest crypto-centered firm to obtain a license from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC).

The Swiss crypto bank SEBA has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary SEBA Hong Kong has received a full license from the city’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC).

hazardous air quality. «The government has decided to close down markets for four days from 9 to 12 November in the major cities of Punjab because of smog on the advisory of the health department,» said Amir Mir, the information minister for Punjab, home to more than 110 million people.

In a strategic move to streamline its operations, UBS Group is offloading $5 billion in managed assets from its high-net-worth client portfolio, as it continues to integrate and reevaluate the recent acquisition of Credit Suisse components.

Investing.com — U.S. stocks were rising on Tuesday, as investors shrugged off growing pessimism about U.S. interest rates reaching their peak soon as corporate earnings continued to pour in.

UBS’s first loss in nearly six years shouldn’t make investors take their eyes off the road. While the Swiss bank said Tuesday that third-quarter net income was a negative $785 million—almost twice as large as the median analyst forecast—its shares rose about 3% in early trading. Investors are wise to look through the fog and see that this was another set of encouraging figures.

In its asset management arm, net new money declined by $1.5bn, and by $8.3bn excluding money market flows and associates, while invested assets declined 3% to $1.6trn.

By Ankika Biswas

larger-than-expected loss in the third quarter on Tuesday, the first quarterly drop since 2017 as it integrates Credit Suisse after taking over its fallen Swiss banking rival. Switzerland's largest bank said the net loss in the third quarter stood at $785 million (732 million euros).

European shares were subdued on Tuesday as a drag in energy stocks offset gains in financials, while Watches of Switzerland jumped to a more than one-month high following a strong second-quarter update. The pan-European STOXX 600 was flat by 0815 GMT, having snapped a five-day gaining streak on Monday. It had climbed more than 3% last week amid robust earnings and signs of an end to rate hikes by major central banks. Energy stocks led sectoral declines with a 1.2% fall, tracking a more than 1% drop in crude oil prices. Watches of Switzerland soared 12.2% to the top of the STOXX 600 as it expects to more than double its annual profit by 2028. UBS Group posted a $785 million loss in the third quarter, while signalling that its core wealth business is stabilising.

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UBS posted its first quarterly loss in almost six years, as the ongoing absorption of Credit Suisse drags on the Swiss lender’s performance.

UBS on Tuesday reported a bigger-than-expected third-quarter net loss of $785 million as it works to integrate fallen rival Credit Suisse.

ZURICH (Reuters) — UBS Group reported a $785 million third-quarter loss on Tuesday after booking $2.1 billion in expenses tied to the Swiss bank's takeover of fallen rival Credit Suisse.

Former FTX CEO Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried’s public trial in a New York court ended with the jury finding him guilty on all seven charges on Nov. 3, including two counts of wire fraud, two counts of wire fraud conspiracy, one count of securities fraud, one count of commodities fraud conspiracy and one count of money laundering conspiracy. He will return to court for sentencing by Judge Lewis Kaplan on March 28, 2024. Government prosecutors will recommend a sentence, but Kaplan will have the final say.

Ether (ETH) price surged by 6.2% from Nov. 3 to Nov. 5, but the altcoin faces difficulty in breaking the $1,900 resistance. Despite the current bullish trend, Ether's 17% return over the last 30 days falls short of Bitcoin's (BTC) impressive 27% gain during the same period.