The capital plans announced by Credit Suisseyesterday have turned the Swiss clocks back to 2008, when it last raised capital. The bank will conjure up SFr15.3bn . Funny that. When the Swiss National Bank’s financial stability report questioned its capital position last month, Brady Dougan, Credit Suisse’s chief executive, and the board vehemently denied the need for more. Credit Suisse has caved in and “accelerated” measures to put its capital position beyond doubt. They are a sound first step but, critically, do not yet tick the Basel III box.
瑞士信贷(Credit Suisse)昨日公布的资本金补充方案，让人们想起2008年该行上一次扩充资本金时的情境。这一次，瑞信得设法筹集到153亿瑞士法郎资本金。可笑的是，瑞士