ZURICH - Credit Suisse Group CSGN.S has not been approached by any Saudi sovereign wealth funds about becoming investors, the Swiss bank said on Tuesday in response to a Financial Times column suggesting just such a possibility. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1NR0P2

"While we would welcome all potential new shareholders, to date we have not been in contact with any sovereign wealth funds in Saudi Arabia," a bank spokesman said.



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