Zurich, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Chairman Oswald Gruebel of UBS reportedly told a group of business leaders at a private luncheon Friday that if demands on UBS become too tough, the bank would consider locating outside Switzerland. Gruebel is said to have been referring to the possibility that Swiss banking authorities could insist the country’s two big banks, UBS and Credit Suisse, reorganize as holding companies.

The news was reported by Sonntag 29 November. Journalists were not invited to the meeting and UBS has not commented on the report.

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