Swiss Finance Ministry To Challenge Credit Suisse Bonus Ruling

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) The Swiss finance ministry intends to appeal a verdict of the Federal Administrative Court to allow bonuses to be paid to former Credit Suisse bosses. This content was published on May 23, 2025 - 11:21 2 minutes Keystone-SDA

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The finance ministry had instructed Credit Suisse, which was forced to merge with UBS in 2023, to reduce and in some cases even cancel the variable remuneration of some of the top three management levels.

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Several of those affected challenged this before the Federal Administrative Court. The court ruled that the government's actions were unlawful. The reduced bonuses were bindingly guaranteed claims by the employer arising from an employment contract. Such claims are protected by the guarantee of ownership.

The Federal Administrative Court argued, among other things, that a clear and explicit basis in a law is necessary for serious interference with such claims. The finance minbistry, on the other hand, is of the opinion that the court failed to take key aspects into account when interpreting the legal basis.

In particular, the extraordinary circumstances of the takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS, which could not have been foreseen by the legislator, were not taken into account.

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