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Second UBS director faces suspension following sexual assault claims

The allegations have surfaced as part of a wider investigation being conducted by the Swiss bank into a rape claim by a former trader

Second UBS director faces suspension following sexual assault claims
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A managing director at UBS faces suspension following an internal investigation into a second allegation of sexual assault made by a former graduate trainee at the Swiss bank.

The male senior executive, who is in his late 40s, is awaiting the outcome of a probe into allegations he groped the woman at a team dinner in London in August last year, according to people familiar with the matter.

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