ZURICH/BERLIN, Mar 24(Reuters) -Here are some of the main factors that may affect Swiss stocks on Friday:

UBS UBSG.S/CREDIT SUISSE CSGN.S

Credit Suisse AG and UBS are under scrutiny in a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) probe into whether financial professionals helped Russian oligarchs evade sanctions, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. Credit Suisse declined to comment.

The Credit Roundtable, a lobby group of some of the biggest fixed income asset managers from the United States and Canada, has decided not to take legal action against Credit Suisse AG CSGN.S, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday.

UBS promised retention packages to wealth-management staff in Asia at Credit Suisse CSGN.S, two people with knowledge of the matter said, as the bank tries to stem a talent exodus after the takeover of its former Swiss rival. In a town hall address in Hong Kong on Friday, Iqbal Khan, UBS's president for global wealth management, also focussed on stabilising the Credit Suisse Asia team and boosting confidence, one of the two sources said.

Standard CharteredSTAN.L Chief Executive Bill Winters said on Friday Credit Suisse's $17 billion Additional Tier 1 bonds wipeout had "profound" implications for global bank regulations.

ZURICH INSURANCE ZURN.S

Insurer Zurich experiments with ChatGPT for claims and data mining, reported the Financial Times.

ROCHE ROG.S

Roche and Eli Lilly and Co LLY.N are joining forces to develop a blood test for Alzheimer's disease, and plan to kick off a two-year clinical trial involving hundreds of volunteers with the aim of winning U.S. regulatory approval.

COMPANY STATEMENTS

Schaffner SAHN.S Said Net Sales GrowthIn First Six Months Of 2022/23 Will Reach Medium-Term Target Of Over 5%.

Lion E Mobility LMIA.DE Said FY Consolidated EbidtaOf Eur 0.5 Mln Vs Loss Of Eur 0.7 Mln

ANALYSTS' VIEWS

CREDIT SUISSE GROUP AG CSGN.S: JEFFERIES CUTS TARGET PRICE TO CHF 0.89 FROM CHF 2.60

UBS GROUP AG UBSG.S: JEFFERIES CUTS TO HOLD FROM BUY, TARGET PRICE TO CHF 20 FROM CHF 24

ORIOR AG ORON.S: CREDIT SUISSE RAISES TO OUTPERFORM FROM NEUTRAL; RAISES TARGET PRICE TO CHF 90 FROM CHF 84

ECONOMY

No major Swiss economic data scheduled.

Reporting by Zurich newsroom and Berlin Speed Desk

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