Swiss Government Wants UBS To Increase Its Capital By $20 Billion

2026-04-22 02:08:12

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) The Swiss government has approved a tightening of the screws for systemically important banks. They will have to cover all holdings in foreign subsidiaries. Parliament will debate this law, which targets UBS in particular, from the summer session onwards. Select your language

Generated with artificial intelligence. Listening: Swiss government wants UBS to increase its capital by $20 billion This content was published on April 22, 2026 - 17:06 2 minutes Keystone-SDA

Français fr Dans le viseur du gouvernement, UBS doit relever ses fonds propres Original Read more: Dans le viseur du gouvernement, UBS doit relever ses fonds pr Русский ru Собственный капитал банков: Швейцария ужесточает правила для UBS Read more: Собственный капитал банков: Швейцария ужесточает правила дл

The Swiss government wants to avoid another banking collapse. At present, UBS, Switzerland's only too-big-to-fail bank, does not have sufficient capital to cover the risk of bankruptcy.

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The draft submitted to Parliament stipulates that systemically important banks must fully cover the book value of their holdings in foreign subsidiaries with hard core capital.

Currently, only UBS is effectively affected. Systemically important banks will be required to fully back their holdings in foreign subsidiaries with core equity capital held by their parent company. Currently, this can be achieved with debt financing up to approximately 50%. Assuming parliamentary debate proceeds without delay, the new requirement is to be introduced over a period of seven years.

The new rules will reduce the likelihood of liquidation proceedings or state intervention, as well as the risk to taxpayers. According to the government, this will require UBS to significantly strengthen its Tier 1 capital by $20 billion.

UBS has been fiercely opposing the new regulations for months. Criticism has also come from within the banking sector.

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