Credit Suisse swung to a fourth-quarter loss of SFr353m ($393m) as coronavirus-related credit writedowns and provisions for litigation eroded modest gains in underlying performance at the bank. Write-offs related to underperforming loans and defaults tripled to SFr1.1bn, almost four times higher than the average level over the previous 11 years, the bank said on Thursday. …
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