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Credit Suisse Agrees To Settle Archegos Lawsuit – Report
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The saga was among a number of setbacks that the bank has suffered in recent years.
Credit Suisse
has reached a $32.5 million settlement to resolve a lawsuit which
accused the Swiss bank of misleading shareholders about how well
it managed risk, including its exposure to clients such as
Archegos saga is one of several setbacks that the
Zurich-listed bank has suffered in recent years, leading to
the ouster of its chief executive and a restructuring move as
the firm pivots away from investment banking towards areas such
as wealth management.
The Reuters report said that court papers allege
it played "a kind of high-finance game of Russian roulette"
by letting hedge funds and other "prime" customers make risky,
multi-billion dollar bets with its credit, despite publicly
pledging a "core commitment" to managing its risk limits, risk
oversight and credit exposure.
Credit Suisse's "laissez-faire" approach led to at least $5.5
billion of losses, including the collapse of Archegos and British
financier Greensill Capital, causing shareholders to lose money
as the price of its American depositary shares fell, court papers
alleged.
Another result of the Archegos affair was single-family offices
being put under an unwelcome. and some say, unfair spotlight. The
New York-based hedge fund was structured as a family office,
removing the need for oversight from the Single
Family Office. Some policymakers argued that single-family
offices should be brought into the regulatory net, prompting
pushback from industry figures.