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UBS completes Credit Suisse takeover; Hacking group puts stolen Santander data up for sale

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UBS completes Credit Suisse takeover; Hacking group puts stolen Santander data up for saleImage: Luke MacGregor/Bloomberg

UBS completed its takeover of Credit Suisse on Friday, marking the formal end of one of Switzerland’s long-standing financial institutions.

UBS agreed in March 2023 to buy its stricken rival Credit Suisse for $3.25bn in a rescue deal orchestrated by Swiss authorities to avert the spread of a banking crisis across global financial markets.

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