UBS

UBS sees 20% upside for China stocks on reflationary potential

A reflationary environment would drive a valuations re-rating and stronger earnings-per-share growth

Societe Generale Securities Japan has been adding veteran salespeople for interest-rate products, foreign exchange and derivatives.

Societe Generale expands Japan credit business with Santander, UBS hires

Banks in countries from Canada to Spain have been competing for talent in the Asia’s third-largest economy

The strategists also see higher default risk for leveraged loans and high-yield bonds, where they project rates of up to 6% and 10% in a worst-case scenario.

UBS now sees private credit defaults reaching 15% in worst case

Fears of such an event have been building in recent days

The centre will support UBS’s global platform across technology, finance and shared services, with an emphasis on expanding capabilities in areas such as AI.

UBS joins foreign banks expanding India global capability hubs

The Swiss bank plans to add “2,000 professionals in the coming months” at the new facility

The bank also plans to “selectively” expand its wealth team in the Chinese mainland, which currently has roughly 200 staff including front and back office positions to cover domestic clients.

UBS to hire 50 HK wealth bankers after record revenue year

The Swiss bank, the largest private bank in Asia, hauled in US$62.5 billion of net new assets during 2025

UBS is continuing its search for a successor to CEO Sergio Ermotti, including external candidates, ahead of his expected departure by early next year.

UBS posts higher profit, signals US$3 billion buyback with upside

The bank plans to propose a dividend for 2025 of US$1.10 per share

In November 2023, UBS made trading in crypto-linked ETFs available to wealthy clients in Hong Kong.

UBS plans to offer crypto trading for some wealthy clients

It will be open to some clients of its private bank in Switzerland, then rolled out in Asia-Pacific and the US

UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti warned that “diversifying away from America is impossible” given its economic might.

There are no safe assets but diversify anyway, UBS CEO Ermotti says

He warns that asset prices are inevitably tied to geopolitical issues

Reaffirming his earlier comments, Ermotti said he will lead UBS until the Credit Suisse integration is complete, likely staying in his role until spring 2027.

UBS CEO Ermotti underlines his desire for internal successor

The bank is currently putting together the right candidates for the new leadership, he says

Ermotti, 65, who also headed UBS from 2011 to 2020, was drafted back in 2023 to steer the Credit Suisse takeover.

UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti plans to step down in April 2027 after completing Credit Suisse project: FT

The report comes at a time when UBS is trying to fight the Swiss government’s proposals to strengthen banking rules