Investment Banking

Credit Suisse reveals $284m loss as investment bank tumbles

Investment bank revenue declined by 50% as deal activity fell

Wednesday 27 April 2022 at 06:33

'The first quarter of 2022 has been marked by volatile market conditions and client risk aversion,' said chief executive, Thomas Gottstein in a statement
'The first quarter of 2022 has been marked by volatile market conditions and client risk aversion,' said chief executive, Thomas Gottstein in a statement Photo: Bloomberg via Getty Images

Credit Suisse unveiled a loss of CHF273m ($284m) in the first quarter as it battled litigation costs and a slump in investment banking revenue, which tumbled by 50%.

The Swiss bank’s loss was worse than the CHF114.9m expected by analysts and comes as its booked CHF703m in legal costs and CHF206m related to its Russia exposure. Overall revenues at the bank of CHF4.4bn were down by 42% as its investment bank and wealth management units both declined.