New | Credit Suisse probing alleged pillow talk by trader

Credit Suisse said it was investigating allegations of trader misconduct reported in The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday.

The newspaper, citing sources familiar with the matter, said the Swiss bank had suspended an employee as part of an internal probe into electronic communications.

The Journal said Zoe Henderson, a trader on the European equities sales desk in London, was alleged to have improperly shared client information with her husband, Toby Henderson, a trader at rival bank RBC Capital Markets.

The newspaper reported that the internal probe also uncovered communications from Zoe Henderson in which she complained about improper behaviour by her colleagues.

It said Henderson’s boss, Andrew Davis, had recently gone on leave in connection with the probe.

Reuters could not independently confirm the allegations in the report.