UBS man held over '$2 bn rogue trades'

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UBS man held over '$2 bn rogue trades'

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Al Jazeera English

9 Views • Aug 23, 2012

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The Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) says "unauthorised trading" by a staff member has cost it about $2bn in losses in this year's second fiscal quarter.

Police in London said they had arrested a 31-year-old man on suspicion of fraud, but did not confirm whether it was in relation to the UBS case.

British media have named the trader as Kweku Adoboli. UBS has declined to confirm his name.

UBS, Switzerland's largest bank, also said in a statement on Thursday that it may post a loss for the third quarter as well. "UBS has discovered a loss due to unauthorised trading by a trader in its investment bank,'' it said.

Al Jazeera's Peter Sharp reports from London.

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