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In this round-up, Charles Li promises Bond Connect and RMB derivatives, ICBC sees cross-border business booming, Moscow Exchange looks to connect with Chinese investors, offshore RMB (CNH) still a top three currency on the EBS FX trading platform, and China clarifies rules for foreign banks looking to join the onshore FX market. Plus, a recap of the top GlobalRMB stories this week. -
Credit Suisse reported a loss of Sfr6.44bn for the fourth quarter of 2015, as the bank’s restructuring ramped up and it crammed exceptional items into last year’s numbers. Like Deutsche Bank in the third quarter, a chunky goodwill writedown was the main culprit. But the bank also suffered from its exposure to leveraged loans.
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Credit Suisse announced its full year results for 2015 this week with the Swiss lender reporting pre-tax losses of Sfr2.42bn ($2.39bn). However its Asia Pacific business was one of the standout performers posting a pre-tax gain.
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A UBS debt buyback weighed on results for the fourth quarter last year, with the Swiss bank reporting profit of just Sfr234m. UBS preferred to highlight the “adjusted” figure of Sfr754m profit, which strips out the tender cost of Sfr257m, and restructuring charges, including Sfr143m in the investment bank.
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Deutsche Bank will focus on 2016 as a "peak restructuring year" and its executive board will forgo bonuses as the bank attempts to regroup after a full year loss of €6.8bn in 2015.
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Royal Bank of Scotland announced £3.6bn of extra costs related to litigation and pensions on Wednesday, which will take the part-nationalised lender to a full year loss.
