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Swiss government tightens capital rules for UBS, other national lenders

A year after Credit Suisse was rescued, the Swiss government directed UBS and three other systemically relevant banks to face tougher capital requirements to shield the country's wider economy. In a 209-page report, the Swiss government has issued recommendations on how to police banks deemed "too big to fail". It has pitched 22 measures for direct implementation. It stopped short of saying how far stricter capital requirements should go.