Credit Suisse freezes US$1bil of funds as scandal widens


(Bloomberg) -- Credit Suisse Group AG froze four more funds that invested in the bank’s US$10 billion supply chain finance strategy, adding to the widening scandal surrounding the bank’s exposure to Lex Greensill’s failed empire.

The Swiss lender said it decided to temporarily freeze redemptions and suspend the calculation of the net asset value per share of the funds effective March 1, according to an investor update on its website.

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