在新瑞士规则下,外国银行表达对UBS可能合并的兴趣;UBS面临合并意向与监管压力。苏黎世,9月27日电——据瑞士一家报纸周日报道,几家主要外国银行已表达对与瑞士UBS可能合并或组合的兴趣。
Foreign Banks Express Interest in Possible UBS Merger Amid New Swiss Rules UBS Faces Merger Interest and Regulatory Pressure Foreign Banks Signal Interest in UBS Merger ZURICH, Sept 27 - Several major foreign banks have expressed their interest in a possible merger or combination with Switzerland's UBS, a Swiss newspaper said on Sunday.
《Blick》援引知情人士消息报道,至少有八家银行已向UBS释放兴趣信号。
At least eight banks have signalled interest to UBS, Blick reported, citing an insider with knowledge of the matter.
新瑞士资本规则的影响:UBS面临更严格资本要求。UBS暂未回应置评请求。瑞士联邦院周三投票支持更严格的资本规则,给UBS带来打击,该行估计这可能要求其额外持有约180亿美元资本。
Impact of New Swiss Capital Rules Stricter Capital Requirements for UBS UBS, which was not immediately available for comment, was dealt a blow when Switzerland's upper house voted on Wednesday in favour of tougher capital rules that the bank estimates could require it to hold about $18 billion in additional capital.
UBS主席警告:在投票前,主席Colm Kelleher警告称,如果资本规则过于严厉,UBS可能重新考虑其瑞士总部地位。
UBS Chairman's Warning Ahead of the vote, chairman Colm Kelleher warned that UBS could rethink its Swiss base if capital rules were too harsh.
UBS考虑减少瑞士敞口的选项:管理层讨论与外国银行合并。Semafor周五援引知情人士报道,UBS管理层已重启讨论,探讨减少其面临瑞士监管敞口的方式,包括通过与外国银行可能的合并。
UBS Considers Options to Reduce Swiss Exposure Management Discussions on Foreign Combination On Friday, Semafor reported that UBS management had revived discussions on ways to reduce its exposure to Swiss regulation, including through a possible combination with a foreign bank, citing people familiar with the matter.
瑞士政府回应:财政部长视角认为UBS离开瑞士的可能性不大。瑞士财政部长Karin Keller-Sutter周末表示,UBS不太可能离开其瑞士基地,因为这将比新资本规则更昂贵且法律上复杂。
Swiss Government Response Finance Minister's Perspective Unlikelihood of UBS Leaving Switzerland Switzerland's finance minister, Karin Keller-Sutter, said at the weekend it was unlikely that UBS would leave its Swiss base as it would be more expensive than the new capital rules and legally complicated.