ZURICH, Sept 8 Reuters Switzerland gave a rare glimpse on Friday into so far highly secretive procedures for its inquiry into Credit Suisse39;s demise, saying it will examine the actions of state bodies dating back to 2015.

Credit Suisse, which was the country39;s second biggest bank, suffered years of scandals and losses before it had to be rescued in March in a stateengineered takeover by UBS.

A Swiss parliamentary committee said that it has completed the socalled investigation concept for the post mortem, dividing the time periods it will examine in the run up to the emergency Credit Suisse rescue.

The crisis has shaken Switzerland39;s financial establishment and led to the cross party inquiry, only the fifth time such a commission has been established in the country39;s modern history.

The first phase will cover the events before the middle of 2022, going back to 2015 when the Swiss cabinet submitted its first evaluation report on systemically important banks.

The actions of the government, financial markets watchdog FINMA and the Swiss National Bank as Credit Suisse39;s situation worsened towards the end of 2022 to March 2023 will also come under the microscope.

The socalled 39;acute crisis39; phase will cover from March 15 when the bank suffered a liquidity shortfall as rattled clients withdrew cash and March 19 when the government said it would support the UBS takeover.

The final time period will encompass the implementation of the emergency takeover.

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