Thursday, September 15, 2011

$UBS trader in $2 bln loss on unauthorised trade

Switzerland's $UBS said on Thursday it had discovered that unauthorised trading by a trader in its investment bank has caused a loss of some $2 billion. "It is possible that this could lead UBS to report a loss for the third quarter of 2011. No client positions were affected," the bank said in a brief statement just before the stock market opened. 

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