03 Feb 2012
On 16 September 2011 the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) announced the launch of an independent investigation into the events surrounding trading losses incurred by UBS AG (UBS) in the London operations of its Investment Bank.
The FSA has now commenced a formal enforcement investigation against UBS and is in close contact with FINMA which has also commenced enforcement action against UBS.
FINMA's press release