27 February 2007

UBS picks up honors in key Eurohedge prime brokerage survey

UBS topped Eurohedge magazine's survey, as the prime broker of choice for newly launched European hedge funds in 2006.

The survey found that UBS won US$8.26bn from newly launched European hedge funds last year, against US$7.36bn for Morgan Stanley and US$5.6bn for Goldman.

UBS was prime broker to seven out of the top 10 launches last year.



23 February 2007

UBS champions workplace diversity through sponsorship of new Stonewall guide

As part of its commitment to diversity, UBS is the sponsor of a new anti-bullying and harassment guide for employers by Stonewall, the UK's premier civil rights charity for lesbians, gay men and bisexuals.

The guide - Preventing the bullying and harassment of gay employees - was launched at a special seminar hosted by UBS.

The motivation for the guide was to illustrate to employers best practice in this area and the possible reasons why some workplace anti-bullying policies may not be working fully.

View the guide.




19 February 2007

UBS's new premises in Sydney houses southern hemisphere's largest trading floor

UBS employees in Sydney are now enjoying the full benefits of the recent office relocation to Chifley Tower.

The new premises features the largest trading floor in the southern hemisphere, and the building houses more than 900 employees on eight floors.




12 February 2007

UBS named Institutional Investor’s No. 1 European Equity Research Firm for sixth consecutive year

For the sixth year running, UBS has been named No.1 European Equity Research Firm in Institutional Investor magazine's annual All-Europe Research Team Survey.

UBS was top with a total of 37 ranked teams, nine ahead of secod placed Citigroup, including 11 first-team positions.



8 February 2007

UBS tops Risk magazine's survey as No. 1 bank in metals

Just 18 months after expanding its offering to provide clients with a full metals trading service, UBS has been named the top-rated bank in metals, according to Risk's annual survey of market participants.

With an impressive 12.3% of the total overall votes, UBS moved up three places from last year's poll. UBS had solid rankings across the board, achieving no less than a top four place in all 18 metals categories, including first place positions in the gold options and cash to three-month silver categories with 19.8% and 15.1% of the votes, respectively. UBS was by far the most consistent metals house, with top rankings across base and precious metals.



5 February 2007

UBS takes another step in partnership with 100 Women in Hedge Funds

UBS begins a new level of commitment in its partnership with the 100 Women in Hedge Funds organization. In addition to supporting the not-for-profits' events and communication activities for the next three years, UBS will also be the sole sponsor of the fifth anniversary celebrations for 100 Women in Hedge Funds.

To kick off the organization's fifth anniversary celebrations, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg proclaimed 5 February as '100 Women in Hedge Funds Day'.

The organization also rang the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange, with UBS's Ellen Schubert and 15 other women on the podium.



5 February 2007

UBS launches two new algorithmic trading strategies

UBS has launched two new liquidity-seeking algorithms, Tap and TapNow, as part of the expansion of the firm's global algorithmic trading capability.

The two new algorithms are specifically designed to seek liquidity from all available sources, including UBS PIN - the firm's large internal pool of liquidity, alternative trading systems (ATSs) - often referred to as 'dark pools', and traditional exchanges and displayed markets.

See media release.

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