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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent

Credit Suisse issues profit warning caused by jump in legal costs

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In February, the bank reported a 2bn CHF fourth quarter loss. Photograph: Walter Bieri/AP

Credit Suisse has announced it is likely to report a first-quarter loss owing to a jump in legal costs, as the beleaguered bank tries to draw a line under a string of scandals.

The Swiss lender issued the profit warning before its scheduled earnings report next week, saying it would be putting aside an extra 600m Swiss francs (CHF) (£485m) after “developments in a number of previously disclosed legal matters” that started more than a decade ago.

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