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Greg Smith: Devon Funds Management Head of Retail on the future of Credit Suisse

Published: March 19, 2023, 6:55 p.m.

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Uncertainty in Switzerland as the country\'s second largest bank hopes to secure its future.

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UBS \\u2014the country\'s largest\\u2014 is offering to pay around 1.8-billion-New Zealand-dollars for full or partial control of Credit Suisse.

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Regulators have been racing to save the 167-year-old bank, hoping to secure a deal before the markets reopen tonight at 6pm NZ time.

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Devon Funds Management\'s Greg Smith told Mike Hosking that there are many scenarios that could play out.

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He says with a full or partial nationalisation of the bank as a backstop on the cards, there\'s a bit of a balancing act going on to secure a deal.

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