The farmer who helped blow up banking
As banking reels from Credit Suisse’s crisis, we look at its old rivalry with rescuer UBS and how it wasted billions on an Australian farmer.
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This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey and edited by Jasper Leak. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou, and original music composed by Jasper Leak.
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