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Bank of Thailand unfazed by US currency watchlist inclusion

Bloomberg The Bank of Thailand has responded to the US decision to keep the nation on watch for currency manipulation by asserting it has stepped into the market only to curb volatility in the baht. The central bank is committed to exchange-rate flexibility, with “interventions limited only to curbing excessive volatility and rapid movements of the baht on both sides,” ...

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Credit Suisse sued over Greensill Capital, Archegos

Bloomberg Credit Suisse Group AG was sued by a small pension fund that alleges the bank misled investors and let “high-risk clients” including Greensill Capital and Archegos Capital Management take on too much leverage, in one of the first lawsuits since the twin debacles. The Michigan pension fund, City of St. Clair Shores Police & Fire Retirement System, filed the ...

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UBS is victim of own success in bid to cut $4.4bn fine

Bloomberg A ruling slashing a record French fine against a bank seemed to bode well for UBS Group AG as it fights an even larger 3.7 billion-euro ($4.4 billion) penalty in front of the same judges. But the Swiss lender might be a victim of its own success. According to details of the April 6 decision only revealed earlier this ...

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