UBS

UBS reduces Asia ESG staff by half in global restructuring

The retrenchment comes after a broader pullback among global banks from dedicated ESG financial strategies

The offering is the first since the Swiss government decided in late April not to proceed, for the time being, with proposed adjustments to AT1 regulations.

UBS offers its first AT1 since Swiss authorities paused reforms

The lender is looking to sell at least US$500 million of perpetual bonds, says a source

Nearly a third of top private wealth firms slash US dollar asset allocations, according to UBS report.

UBS family office clients cut US dollar exposure in wealth revamp

About half of the money managers also say they are overexposed to the greenback

UBS' Young Jin Yee (left) in conversation with MAS' Chia Der Jiun on the macroeconomic outlook and evolving geopolitical landscape.

AI boom masks mounting risks from Middle East energy shock: MAS chief

The financial regulator is working with private banks to shorten the time needed to open an account

Young Jin Yee, co-head of UBS global wealth management for the Asia-Pacific, says UBS has the most diversified footprint among its competitors.

Strong Apac wealth creation boosts UBS’ profitability and assets to new record

The bank is eyeing growth by snagging a share of the US$83 trillion ‘great wealth transfer’

The bank has previously guided that Sergio Ermotti will remain CEO at least until early next year.

UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti sees acquisition as an option for US growth

The bank has been working for years to turn around its wealth business in America

The process is expected to run at least into next year but with both the government’s credibility and UBS’s business model at stake, manoeuvring is already underway on both sides.

Swiss lawmakers gather to discuss law that will shape UBS future

Early signals from the committee will influence what is likely to be months of intense lobbying

For UBS, private-credit funds account for around 50 to 60 basis points of its total leverage exposure, CFO Todd Tuckner says.

UBS says rich clients lost some interest in private credit

It reflects ‘macro uncertainty and a preference for liquidity and capital preservation’, UBS CFO Todd Tuckner says

UBS will continue to engage constructively on Swiss capital rules, CEO Sergio Ermotti says.

UBS beats profit expectations on market volatility

Markets have remained broadly resilient so far in the second quarter, the bank says

Swiss government pushed back on UBS’s view that the measures would negatively impact the bank’s competitiveness.

UBS faces US$20 billion hike in capital needs as Swiss split grows

The government will continue to let the lender count deferred tax assets towards its regulatory capital