Luqman Arnold vs UBS: Don Quixote and the windmills

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Luqman Arnold vs UBS: Don Quixote and the windmills

Ex-UBS president Luqman Arnold’s activist attack on the bank smacks of someone casting around for an idea. Having failed to buy Northern Rock, his firm Olivant needs a new target. But apart from a few reasonable recommendations on corporate governance, his ideas are half-baked. Split UBS? You might as well suggest splitting Switzerland.

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