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Ex-UBS rogue trader Adoboli seeks $6m for Ghana bond venture — report

Kweku Adoboli was deported from the UK in 2018 and now hopes to bring the African country's securitisation market to life

Former UBS banker Kweku Adoboli
Former UBS banker Kweku Adoboli Photo: Getty Images

Kweku Adoboli, the former UBS trader whose rogue derivative bets cost the bank billions and led to him being deported from the UK, is seeking $6m for a new securitisation venture in Ghana.

The 39-year-old wants to create a platform for packaging mortgages into securities that can be bought and sold by investors, according to a Bloombergreport, and is seeking funding for technology and to help the business gain accreditation.

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