
UBS warns of continuing subprime risk
The bank said it expected to return to profitability in the fourth quarter, but the investment banking division would continue to make losses. It added: "The FICC business remains exposed to further deterioration in the US housing and mortgage markets as well as rating downgrades for mortgage-related securities, which could lead to further writedowns on the positions. As a result, UBS is not assuming that the quarter will continue as positively as it has begun, or that the current difficulties will be resolved in the short term."
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