UBS CEO Ralph Hamers of Swiss bank UBS addresses a news conference in Zurich, Switzerland February 20, 2020.
UBS CEO Ralph Hamers
  • UBS will take over Credit Suisse, the Swiss National Bank said Sunday.
  • UBS had been in talks this weekend about buying some or all of its troubled Swiss rival.
  • Swiss regulators are planning emergency changes to regulations so it can avoid a shareholder vote on the deal.

UBS will take over Credit Suisse, the Swiss National Bank announced Sunday afternoon.

The Swiss National Bank said in a statement Sunday afternoon that the takeover was made possible by support from the Swiss federal government and FINMA, which regulates Switzerland's finances.