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<French #288> Complaints mount over Credit Suisse's junk bonds - le 23 mai 2023

   Today's article is about the complaints over the Credit Suisse's high-risk bonds   from "France 24" dated May 23, 2023.

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French Original

Les plaintes se multiplient contre les obligations à haut risque de Credit Suisse

 

(photo) Le logo de Credit Suisse, à Zurich en Suisse, le 23 mars 2023

 

La Justice suisse a indiqué mardi avoir reçu quelque 230 plaintes d'investisseurs lésés par la décision du régulateur suisse de ramener à zéro la valeur d'obligations à haut risque de Credit Suisse afin de faciliter son rachat par UBS.

 

English Translation

Complaints mount over Credit Suisse's junk bonds

 

(photo) The Credit Suisse logo, in Zurich, Switzerland, on March 23, 2023

 

Swiss justice said on Tuesday it had received some 230 complaints from investors harmed by the Swiss regulator's decision to reduce the value of Credit Suisse's high-risk bonds to zero in order to facilitate its takeover by UBS.

 

Words & Phrases

<A>

afin de: in order to

<F>

faciliter: to facilitate

<I>

indiqué (indiquer): indicated (indicate)

investisseurs > investisseur: investor

<L>

lésés > lésé (léser): damaged (damage)

<M>

se multiplient > se multiplier: to grow in number

<R>

rachat: buyout

ramener: to reduce

reçu (recevoir): received (receive)

<V>

valeur: value