Europe's largest bank by assets plans to raise 13 billion francs ($11.5 billion) selling bonds that will convert into shares to Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Pte. and an unidentified Middle Eastern investor, Zurich-based UBS said in a statement today.
UBS scrapped a forecast for a fourth-quarter profit and said it may post a full-year loss. The collapse of the U.S. subprime mortgage market has led to about $76 billion of losses and markdowns at securities firms and banks this year. UBS rose as much as 2.6 percent in Zurich trading after the bank followed Citigroup Inc., the largest U.S. bank, in taking on strategic investors to bolster capital.
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