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Credit Suisse ignored key warnings — then came Archegos and Greensill

The bank is now in full crisis mode amid internal investigations into decision making

Credit Suisse’s double-barreled financial crisis shares a common theme: a bank that looked the other way when warning signs argued for pulling back on lucrative corners of its business.

The Swiss bank with a big Wall Street presence was caught off guard starting in late February when $10bn in complicated investment funds it ran with financing firm Greensill Capital unravelled, despite years of internal warnings about the relationship.

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