Credit Suisse to overhaul strategy: ‘Risk management will be at the core of our actions’
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Kyle Brasseur2021-11-04T22:34:00
Credit Suisse announced sweeping changes to its long-term growth strategy, reemphasizing risk management after missed red flags led to billions of dollars in losses related to the collapses of Archegos Capital Management and Greensill Capital.
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