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Switzerland Softens Proposed UBS Capital Rules but Keeps Key Demand

The Federal Council has presented the adjustment for the Too-Big-To-Fail regulation. It is about more hard equity.

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The Federal Council has presented the adjustment for the Too-Big-To-Fail regulation. It is about more hard equity.

·Zürich, Switzerland
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Following the collapse of Credit Suisse, the Federal Council is demanding more equity capital from UBS. The press conference with Karin Keller-Sutter is now available in our live ticker.

For months now, a dispute has raged between UBS and the Federal Council over the future own resources regulations for Grossbank. Today, the state government has taken important decisions. UBS is supposed to have to subvert holdings in foreign subsidiaries with hard equity.Image: www.imago-images.deFor months now, a dispute has raged between UBS and the Federal Council over the future own resources regulations for Grossbank. Today, the state gove…

·Zürich, Switzerland
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The Federal Council validates its turn of view for banks of systemic importance. In order to cover the entire shareholdings in foreign subsidiaries, UBS must provide an additional 20 billion own funds.

Martin Janssen makes an alarm: According to the emeritus professor for financial market economics, the current trends in banking regulation are damaging the financial centre. The capital requirements planned by the Federal Council make the situation even worse.

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finews.ch broke the news on Tuesday, April 21, 2026.
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