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A new record?

Remember UBS warning about $10 billion writedowns? Looks like they were being optimistic. The real figure's $14 billion.


And, on the SG story, a new angle - we understand that Kerviel hid the risk involved in his trades by reporting fictitious offsetting trades, but how on earth did he get the $5 billion in margin deposits he needed without raising eyebrows at SG?

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