UBS to Settle Hedge Fund’s Suit Over Asset-Backed Securities
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UBS AG avoided a trial with an agreement to settle a lawsuit in which it was accused of peddling “crap” securities during the 2007 financial crisis.
A trial was scheduled to start Wednesday on Connecticut hedge fund Pursuit Partners’ claim that UBS sold it asset-backed securities without disclosing they were about to be downgraded.