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UBS chair says integrating Credit Suisse will take at least three years

Colm Kelleher says UBS's strategy hasn't changed, but it will take time to get the Credit Suisse deal right

'You have to understand that there is huge amount of risk'
'You have to understand that there is huge amount of risk' Photo: Fabrice Coffrini/Getty Images

Folding Credit Suisse into UBS will take three to four years, and will be hugely risky, UBS chair Colm Kelleher told shareholders on 5 April.

"You have to understand that there is huge amount of risk in integrating these businesses," Kelleher said at the bank's annual meeting. The time frame excludes winding down a noncore portfolio in Credit Suisse's investment bank.

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