Central Bank Swiss National Bank & Supervisory Authority FINMA Statement: United States Bank Problems Pose No Direct Risk to Swiss Financial Markets, Credit Suisse Stock & Debts Prices Affected and Will Provide Credit Suisse with Liquidity
16th March 2023 | Hong Kong
Switzerland central bank Swiss National Bank (SNB) & supervisory authority FINMA (Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority) has issued a statement on the risks of banking contagion from United States – United States bank problems pose no direct risk to Swiss financial markets, Credit Suisse stock & debts prices affected and Swiss National Bank will provide Credit Suisse with liquidity. SNB & FINMA: “ Problems of certain banks in the USA do not pose a direct risk of contagion for the Swiss financial markets. The strict capital and liquidity requirements applicable to Swiss financial institutions ensure their stability. Credit Suisse meets the capital and liquidity requirements imposed on systemically important banks. If necessary, the SNB will provide CS with liquidity.” 16th March 2023 – Credit Suisse has exercised its option to borrow $54 billion (CHF 50 billion) from Swiss National Bank (SNB, Switzerland central bank) and announced an offer to buyback $3.2 billion of senior debts with offer expiring on 23rd March. Credit Suisse share price had decreased -35.2% in the last 5 days, YTD (Year-to-date) is at –41.1% and 1 year performance is -76.2%, and with current market value of $7.29 billion (16/3/23 CHF 1.70). Some of the largest banks in Switzerland are Credit Suisse, UBS, Julius Baer, Julius Baer, Vontobel, Pictet Group, Lombard Odier Group, J. Safra Sarasin, UBP (Union Bancaire Privée) & EFG Bank. See below for statement & more info below.
“ Central Bank Swiss National Bank & Supervisory Authority FINMA Statement: United States Bank Problems Pose No Direct Risk to Swiss Financial Markets, Credit Suisse Stock & Debts Prices Affected and Will Provide Credit Suisse with Liquidity “
Central Bank Swiss National Bank & Supervisory Authority FINMA Statement
The Swiss National Bank SNB and the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA assert that the problems of certain banks in the USA do not pose a direct risk of contagion for the Swiss financial markets. The strict capital and liquidity requirements applicable to Swiss financial institutions ensure their stability. Credit Suisse meets the capital and liquidity requirements imposed on systemically important banks. If necessary, the SNB will provide CS with liquidity.
15th March 2023 – The SNB and FINMA are pointing out in this joint statement that there are no indications of a direct risk of contagion for Swiss institutions due to the current turmoil in the US banking market.
Regulation in Switzerland requires all banks to maintain capital and liquidity buffers that meet or exceed the minimum requirements of the Basel standards. Furthermore, systemically important banks have to meet higher capital and liquidity requirements. This allows negative effects of major crises and shocks to be absorbed.
Credit Suisse’s stock exchange value and the value of its debt securities have been particularly affected by market reactions in recent days. FINMA is in very close contact with the bank and has access to all information relevant to supervisory law. Against this background, FINMA confirms that Credit Suisse meets the higher capital and liquidity requirements applicable to systemically important banks. In addition, the SNB will provide liquidity to the globally active bank if necessary. FINMA and the SNB are following developments very closely and are in close contact with the Federal Department of Finance to ensure financial stability.
Credit Suisse Exercised Option to Borrow $54 Billion from Swiss National Bank & Announced Offer to Buyback $3.2 Billion of Senior Debts with Offer Expiring on 23rd March, Credit Suisse Share Price 5 Days -35.2%, YTD -41.1% & 1 Year -76.2% with Market Value of $7.29 Billion
16th March 2023 – Credit Suisse has exercised its option to borrow $54 billion (CHF 50 billion) from Swiss National Bank (SNB, Switzerland central bank) and announced an offer to buyback $3.2 billion of senior debts with offer expiring on 23rd March. Credit Suisse share price had decreased -35.2% in the last 5 days, YTD (Year-to-date) is at –41.1% and 1 year performance is -76.2%, and with current market value of $7.29 billion (16/3/23 CHF 1.70). On 14th March 2023, Credit Suisse released its 2022 Annual Report stating the bank had identified “material weakness” in internal controls over financial reporting and not yet stemmed customer outflows. On 11th March 2023, Swiss financial regulator FINMA (Financial Market Supervisory Authority) has concluded its review with no further action on potential misleading remarks by Credit Suisse Chairman Axel Lehmann on Credit Suisse asset outflows in December 2022, commenting outflow had stabilized in early December 2022 with “outflow flattened out & partial inflow”. On 9th March 2023, Credit Suisse announced the delay in releasing Credit Suisse 2022 Annual Report (Financials), following a call with the United States SEC (Securities & Commission) on disclosed revisions of the Credit Suisse consolidated cash flow statements for 2019 & 2020 (8/3/23, Wednesday). See below for more information.
Credit Suisse Exercised Option to Borrow $54 Billion from Swiss National Bank & Announced Offer to Buyback $3.2 Billion of Senior Debts with Offer Expiring on 23rd March
Credit Suisse Group takes decisive action to pre-emptively strengthen liquidity and announces public tender offers for debt securities
16th March 2023 – Credit Suisse is taking decisive action to pre-emptively strengthen its liquidity by intending to exercise its option to borrow from the Swiss National Bank (SNB) up to CHF 50 billion under a Covered Loan Facility as well as a short-term liquidity facility, which are fully collateralized by high quality assets. Credit Suisse also announces offers by Credit Suisse International to repurchase certain OpCo senior debt securities for cash of up to approximately CHF 3 billion.
Credit Suisse announces its intention to access the SNB’s Covered Loan Facility as well as a short-term liquidity facility of up to approximately CHF 50 billion in aggregate. This additional liquidity would support Credit Suisse’s core businesses and clients as Credit Suisse takes the necessary steps to create a simpler and more focused bank built around client needs.
Credit Suisse also announces today that it is making a cash tender offer in relation to ten US dollar denominated senior debt securities for an aggregate consideration of up to USD 2.5 billion. Concurrently, Credit Suisse is also announcing a separate cash tender offer in relation to four Euro denominated senior debt securities for an aggregate consideration of up to EUR 500 million. Both offers are subject to various conditions as set out in the respective tender offer memoranda. The offers will expire on March 22, 2023, subject to the terms and conditions set out in the offer documents. The transactions are consistent with our proactive approach to managing our overall liability composition and optimizing interest expense and allow us to take advantage of current trading levels to repurchase debt at attractive prices.
CEO Ulrich Koerner said: “These measures demonstrate decisive action to strengthen Credit Suisse as we continue our strategic transformation to deliver value to our clients and other stakeholders. We thank the SNB and FINMA as we execute our strategic transformation. My team and I are resolved to move forward rapidly to deliver a simpler and more focused bank built around client needs.”
As a global systemically important bank, Credit Suisse, like its global peers, is subject to high standards for capital, funding, liquidity and leverage requirements. As of the end of 2022, Credit Suisse had a CET1 ratio of 14.1% and an average liquidity coverage ratio1 (LCR) of 144%, which has since improved to approximately 150% (as of March 14, 2023). The use of the Covered Loan Facility of CHF 39 billion will further strengthen the LCR with immediate effect. Credit Suisse is conservatively positioned against interest rate risks. The volume of duration fixed income securities is not material compared to the overall HQLA (high quality liquid assets) portfolio and, in addition, is fully hedged for moves in interest rates. Moreover, the loan book is highly collateralized at almost 90%, with more than 60% in Switzerland and an average provision for credit loss ratio of 8 bps across Wealth Management and the Swiss Bank2.
Following the Group’s strategy announcement on October 27, 2022, Credit Suisse has made significant progress toward this transformation and on an accelerated schedule to build the foundation for the new Credit Suisse. Its strategy includes decisive actions to radically restructure the Investment Bank, including the substantial exit from the Securitized Products Group where the bank has already achieved more than 70% of the targeted asset reduction. The bank has also accelerated its cost transformation and is well on track to deliver CHF ~2.5 billion of cost base reductions by 2025, including CHF ~1.2 billion in 2023.
Credit Suisse Announced Delay Release of 2022 Annual Report Following Call with United States SEC on Disclosed Revisions of Consolidated Cash Flow Statements for 2019 & 2020
9th March 2023 – Suisse 2022 Annual Report (Financials), following a call with the United States SEC (Securities & Commission) on disclosed revisions of the Credit Suisse consolidated cash flow statements for 2019 & 2020 (8/3/23, Wednesday). Credit Suisse: “Credit Suisse Group announces today that it will delay the publication of its 2022 Annual Report and related Annual Report on Form 20-F following a late call on the evening of March 8, 2023, from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in relation to certain open SEC comments about the technical assessment of previously disclosed revisions to the consolidated cash flow statements in the years ended December 31, 2020, and 2019, as well as related controls. For more information, please see Note 1 – Summary of significant accounting policies – revisions of prior period financial statements to the consolidated financial statements for the period ended December 31, 2021, in our annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Management believes it is prudent to briefly delay the publication of its accounts in order to understand more thoroughly the comments received. We confirm the 2022 financial results as previously released on February 9, 2023, are not impacted by the above.” In February 2023, Swiss financial regulator FINMA is reviewing potential misleading remarks by Credit Suisse Chairman Axel Lehmann on asset outflows in December 2022, commenting outflow had stabilized in early December 2022 with “outflow flattened out & partial inflow”. In 2023 February (9/2/23), Credit Suisse reported outflow of $119 billion (CHF 110.5 billion) in the last 3 months of 2022. For 2022, Credit Suisse reported net loss of CHF 3.2 billion and total assets of CHF 1.294 billion with net asset outflow of CHF 123.2 billion.
Credit Suisse Announced Delay Release of 2022 Annual Report Following Call with United States SEC on Disclosed Revisions of Consolidated Cash Flow Statements for 2019 & 2020
Credit Suisse
Credit Suisse is one of the world’s leading financial services providers. The bank’s strategy builds on its core strengths: its position as a leading wealth manager, its specialist investment banking and asset management capabilities and its strong presence in its home market of Switzerland. Credit Suisse seeks to follow a balanced approach to wealth management, aiming to capitalize on both the large pool of wealth within mature markets as well as the significant growth in wealth in Asia Pacific and other emerging markets, while also serving key developed markets with an emphasis on Switzerland. The bank employs more than 50,000 people. The registered shares (CSGN) of Credit Suisse Group AG, are listed in Switzerland and, in the form of American Depositary Shares (CS), in New York. Further information about Credit Suisse can be found at www.credit-suisse.com.
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