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INSURANCE GROUP AIG, UK mortgage lender Bradford & Bingley, and wealth manager and investment bank Credit Suisse would at first glance have little in common except that they fall under the broad bracket of ‘financial institutions’.
But in the space of a few days in February, the firms found themselves in similar – and uncomfortable – situations.
First, Bradford & Bingley’s management – already fending off speculation that it would be the next UK lender to fail after Northern Rock – announced write-downs of more than £250 million ($500 million) on a range of SIVs, CDOs and hedging instruments. It made it clear that it did not agree with the accounting treatment of these securities insisted upon by its auditor.
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