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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Chris Blackhurst

INSANE: Too big to fail cannot be a licence to behave badly | Rare Historical Photos

YOU have to smile. Switzerland’s federal prosecutor has launched an investigation into whether the takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS broke Swiss criminal law.

This would be the same merger that was rushed through by government officials, regulators and senior executives at both banks to try and prevent what they believed would be a financial meltdown if Credit Suisse went under.

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