Credit Suisse’s Archegos Inquiry Rips Bank’s Due Diligence
- Lender is set to release results of internal inquiry Thursday
- Review finds bank faced huge exposure for very little revenue
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Credit Suisse Group AG failed to properly monitor tens of billions of dollars of exposure that piled up while handling trades for Archegos Capital Management that generated relatively little revenue, according to people briefed on the findings of the bank’s internal inquiry.
The report into how the bank lost about $5.5 billion tied to the collapse of Bill Hwang’s family office paints a picture of due diligence failings as employees chased business that made little economic sense, the people said, asking not to be identified because the conclusions aren’t yet public. Credit Suisse will probably post findings alongside earnings on Thursday.