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Tuesday, April 01, 2008

UBS: $19 Billion In Write-Downs, Chairman Resigns

by Calculated Risk on 4/01/2008 01:24:00 AM

From Bloomberg: UBS Seeks SF15 Billion Capital Increase, Has First-Quarter Loss

UBS AG ... will seek to raise 15 billion francs ($15.1 billion) in a capital increase after writing down $19 billion in debt securities.

Chairman Marcel Ospel will step down ...