The resignation of Antonio Horta-Osorio, a British-Portuguese national who took the job barely eight months ago, was announced shortly after midnight Monday. It’s the latest upheaval at the top-drawer Swiss bank that has faced an array of recent troubles, including bad bets on hedge funds and an internal spying scandal. Axel Lehmann, a Swiss national and former executive at rival bank UBS who joined the Credit Suisse board in October, will take over as chairman. In October, it announced settlements totaling nearly $700 million with US and US authorities over lending to Mozambique state-owned companies. The resignation comes after an investigation is looking into possible penalties and possible penalties for possible money laundering in the Swiss financial markets. . . .
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