Basel boss signals 'Swiss finish' to capital rules is not unfair on UBS

By Ariane Luthi and Oliver Hirt ZURICH (Reuters) -The head of the world's banking watchdog said Switzerland's existing rules on bank capital do not unfairly penalise its lenders versus rivals elsewhere, pushing back on arguments UBS has made to …

UBS Profit Boosted by ‘Huge’ Spike in Client Activity, but Uncertainty Looms

UBS reports $1.69bn profit in Q1 2025

UBS Group reported a net profit attributable to shareholders of $1.69bn for Q1 2025, a 3.5% decrease from $1.76bn in the same period last year. Total revenues slipped 1.4% year-on-year to $12.56bn. Operating expenses for the quarter rose to $10.32bn, up …

UBS, as expected, losing financial advisors in the US; headcount drops 3.2% YoY

Toward the end of last year, UBS said it was redrawing its pay plan for advisors, but “every time one of the big firms like UBS tinkers with the advisors’ compensation, some of them say, that’s it, that’s the last straw,” recruiter Danny Sarch said. After …

UBS CEO not overly concerned about US tariffs

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Advisor drop doesn't hinder asset flows in UBS' first quarter

Though some UBS advisors walked out the door, net new assets year over year streamed into the wirehouse's Americas wealth division. UBS reported in an earnings call Wednesday that net new assets coming into its wealth business in the U.S., Canada and …

UBS Americas Advisor Base Drops Amid U.S. Wealth Restructuring

UBS reported a slight decline in Americas-based advisors since the end of last year as it undergoes a multi-year effort to restructure its U.S. wealth division to better meet client needs, according to company comments on first-quarter earnings. UBS …

Bitwise’s Matt Hougan predicts Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo and UBS will enter Bitcoin this year

According to Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan, the big four U.S. wirehouses—Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, and UBS, which collectively manage over $10 trillion in client assets—could open full access to spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) before …

UBS posts profit beat but 'material risk' from Trump tariffs darkens outlook

The three keys USB logo is seen outside the London office of Swiss bank UBS in central London, on March 20, 2023. Daniel Leal | AFP | Getty Images wiss giant UBS on Wednesday beat bottom line expectations amid sharp returns in investment banking while …

UBS beats profit forecast but warns on ‘unpredictable’ tariff effects

Swiss banking giant UBS posted on Wednesday a better-than-expected net profit for the first quarter but warned of a “particularly unpredictable” outlook for the economy due to US tariffs. UBS, which is still in the process of fully absorbing rival Credit …