As always thanks for your excellent service. I appreciate your comments on Volkswagon today, and am considering buying some, as I don't see how the German government would let VW go under. Can you also please comment on Credit Suisse. Do you think there is a serious risk that Credit Suisse will not survive. Thanks in advance. 

Eoin Treacy's view

Thank you for this question which may be of interest to the Collective. Credit Suisse employs over 50,000 people so I imagine the Swiss government has an interest in ensuring it remains a going concern.

The biggest challenge for all Swiss banks is they lost all their US clients when they were forced to share account details in 2012. That sharing was greatly expanded in 2017 and today Switzerland shares details with almost 100 countries. Swiss banks have struggled to tap into new markets like China and India.