Credit Suisse Group AG – ‘6-K’ for 4/14/05

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Report of a Foreign Private Issuer   —   Form 6-K
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FORM 6-K          
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION          
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549        

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER      
Dated April 14, 2005      

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16         
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934        

For the month of April 14, 2005                                                 
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Commission File Number   001-15244                                              
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CREDIT SUISSE GROUP       
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(Translation of registrant's name into English) 

Paradeplatz 8, P.O. Box 1, CH-8070 Zurich, Switzerland  
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(Address of principal executive offices)    

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual         
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F                                      

Form 20-F  /X/   Form 40-F  / /   
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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as 
permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):                                     
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Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a   
Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security   
holders.                                                                        

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as 
permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):                                     
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Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a   
Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant 
foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the       
jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally      
organized (the registrant's "home country"), or under the rules of the home     
country exchange on which the registrant's securities are traded, as long as the
report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has  
not been distributed to the registrant's security holders, and, if discussing a 
material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other  
Commission filing on EDGAR.                                                     

Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this  
Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the          
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes  / /   No  /X/        
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If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-                                             
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PRESS RELEASE                                                                   

[CREDIT SUISSE GROUP LETTERHEAD]                                                

                             Media Relations

                                 Credit Suisse GROUP
                        P.O. Box 1
                            CH-8070 Zurich
                                   www.credit-suisse.com

                                          Telephone   +41 44 333 88 44
                                          Telefax     +41 44 333 88 77
                                               media.relations@credit-suisse.com

CREDIT SUISSE GROUP TO MERGE BANKING UNITS                                      

Zurich, April 14, 2005 - CREDIT SUISSE GROUP ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT IT EXPECTS    
TO MERGE ITS TWO SWISS BANKS CREDIT SUISSE AND CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON ON    
MAY 13, 2005, SUBJECT TO FINAL INTERNAL AND REGULATORY APPROVALS.               

The merged bank, which will be operational from May 16, 2005, will be called    
Credit Suisse, and will continue to use the Credit Suisse, Credit Suisse        
First Boston and Credit Suisse Asset Management brands. The merged entity       
will assume all of the activities, assets, liabilities, rights and              
obligations of the existing banks. Branches and representative offices of the   
former Credit Suisse and Credit Suisse First Boston will become part of the     
combined bank and will operate under the Credit Suisse name. Subsidiaries and   
sister companies such as Credit Suisse Group's independent private banks        
(Bank Leu, Clariden Bank, Bank Hofmann, Banca di Gestione Patrimoniale), Neue   
Aargauer Bank and the U.S. based broker-dealer (Credit Suisse First Boston      
LLC) will not be affected by the merger or name change.                         

The merger of these Swiss legal entities constitutes the first step towards     
the creation of an integrated One Bank organization. It is the first            
technical step in the integration process and will have no impact on clients    
or employees. The adjusted organization and external reporting on the basis     
of the new One Bank structure is expected to take effect from January 1, 2006.  

ENQUIRIES                                                                       

Credit Suisse Group, Media Relations                  Telephone +41 44 333 88 44

Credit Suisse Group, Investor Relations               Telephone +41 44 333 31 69

CREDIT SUISSE GROUP                                                             
Credit Suisse Group is a leading global financial services company headquartered
in Zurich. It provides private clients and small and medium-sized companies with
private banking and financial advisory services, and pension and insurance      
solutions from Winterthur. In the area of investment banking, it serves global  

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institutional, corporate, government and individual clients in its role as a    
financial intermediary. Credit Suisse Group's registered shares (CSGN) are      
listed in Switzerland and in the form of American Depositary Shares (CSR) in    
New York. The Group employs around 60,000 staff worldwide. As of December 31,   
2004, it reported assets under management of CHF 1,220.7 billion.               

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION                      
This press release contains statements that constitute forward-looking          
statements. In addition, in the future we, and others on our behalf, may make   
statements that constitute forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking     
statements may include, without limitation, statements relating to our plans,   
objectives or goals; our future economic performance or prospects; the          
potential effect on our future performance of certain contingencies; and        
assumptions underlying any such statements. Words such as "believes,"           
"anticipates," "expects," "intends" and "plans" and similar expressions are     
intended to identify forward-looking statements but are not the exclusive       
means of identifying such statements. We do not intend to update these          
forward-looking statements except as may be required by applicable laws. By     
their very nature, forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and        
uncertainties, both general and specific, and risks exist that predictions,     
forecasts, projections and other outcomes described or implied in               
forward-looking statements will not be achieved. We caution you that a number   
of important factors could cause results to differ materially from the plans,   
objectives, expectations, estimates and intentions expressed in such            
forward-looking statements. These factors include (i) market and interest       
rate fluctuations; (ii) the strength of the global economy in general and the   
strength of the economies of the countries in which we conduct our operations   
in particular; (iii) the ability of counterparties to meet their obligations    
to us; (iv) the effects of, and changes in, fiscal, monetary, trade and tax     
policies, and currency fluctuations; (v) political and social developments,     
including war, civil unrest or terrorist activity; (vi) the possibility of      
foreign exchange controls, expropriation, nationalization or confiscation of    
assets in countries in which we conduct our operations; (vii) the ability to    
maintain sufficient liquidity and access capital markets; (viii) operational    
factors such as systems failure, human error, or the failure to properly        
implement procedures; (ix) actions taken by regulators with respect to our      
business and practices in one or more of the countries in which we conduct      
our operations; (x) the effects of changes in laws, regulations or accounting   
policies or practices; (xi) competition in geographic and business areas in     
which we conduct our operations; (xii) the ability to retain and recruit        
qualified personnel; (xiii) the ability to maintain our reputation and          
promote our brands; (xiv) the ability to increase market share and control      
expenses; (xv) technological changes; (xvi) the timely development and          
acceptance of our new products and services and the perceived overall value     
of these products and services by users; (xvii) acquisitions, including the     
ability to integrate successfully acquired businesses; (xviii) the adverse      
resolution of litigation and other contingencies; and (xix) our success at      
managing the risks involved in the foregoing. We caution you that the           
foregoing list of important factors is not exclusive; when evaluating           
forward-looking statements, you should carefully consider the foregoing         
factors and other uncertainties and events, as well as the risks identified     
in our most recently filed Form 20-F and reports on Form 6-K furnished to the   
US Securities and Exchange Commission.                                          

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SIGNATURES    

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the        
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the        
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.                                         

                               CREDIT SUISSE GROUP
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                                  (Registrant)

Date  April 14, 2005                        By:  /s/ David Frick                
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                                    (Signature)*
                                                Head of Group Legal & Compliance
*Print the name and title of the signing                                        
officer under his signature.                    /s/ Charles Naylor              
                                                    Head of Group Communications

Dates Referenced Herein   and   Documents Incorporated by Reference

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		8/31/05		1
		5/16/05		2
		5/13/05		2
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