29 February 2008

UBS’s Operations team tops key poll for client service

In the Z/Yen Post Trade Services Performance poll, UBS Investment Bank achieved top quartile rankings for operational performance and client service across all product areas during 2007, and placed first in several.

The survey assesses customer satisfaction with their brokers' post trade service. Interviews are conducted with over 200 of UBS’s largest asset manager, hedge fund, bank and corporate clients, and questions cover all product sets globally.

In the 2007 survey results, Operations placed first in the following categories:

- Cash Equities in EMEA
- Cash Equities in North America
- Cash Fixed Income in EMEA
- Client Relationship Management in OTC products (for the second consecutive year)

20 February 2008

UBS-led Islamic bond wins key industry awards

A UBS-led Islamic bond has picked up awards in two key industry publications. The US$300m offering for Maybank Sukuk Inc last year was named "Best Sukuk Deal of the Year 2007" by Euromoney and "Best Malaysia Deal 2007" by the Redmoney Group publication Islamic Finance News.

The deal was the world's first international subordinated bank capital issue in the form of a sukuk (an Islamic bond). It received an overwhelming response from international investors - both Islamic and conventional.

The awards are the latest in a series of accolades for UBS in the area of Islamic finance. In 2006, the groundbreaking UBS-led exchangeable sukuk for Khazanah picked up multiple awards from Euromoney, the Redmoney Group, Finance Asia and The Asset.

19 February 2008

UBS voted No. 1 for metals in Risk survey - for the second year running

UBS has again been named the top-rated house for metals, according to Risk's annual survey of market participants.

With an impressive 13.6% of the vote, UBS maintained its first place ranking from last year's poll. The firm had solid rankings across the board, achieving a massive 13 other first place rankings in the survey and was by far the most consistent metals house across base and precious metals.

While UBS has been providing both physical and non-physical precious metals trading for almost a century, it was only in 2005 that UBS joined the London Metal Exchange and built a base metals business from the ground up. Clients continue to have access to a full range of traded metals.

19 February 2008

UBS Japan recognized for real estate excellence

UBS was voted Japan’s best real estate investment bank in Euromoney’s Awards for Excellence in Real Estate 2007 (Japan). The award winners, featured in the latest edition of Euromoney Japan, were selected by institutional investors, investment banks, developers, advisors and real estate asset managers.

UBS's real estate investment group was created in 1999 in anticipation of the development of the Japanese real estate investment trust (J-REIT) market. UBS was in the vanguard of the fledging industry and was one of the first institutions to host conferences for originators and investors. It lead managed its first J-REITs in 2002.

18 February 2008

UBS tops Euromoney poll for investment grade debt

UBS has been named the number one house for Investment Grade Debt in Euromoney's Debt Poll of Polls 2008.

The ranking shows that UBS has made outstanding progress in a key category of debt, surging five places from 2007's sixth-place position.

The poll was compiled from last year's Euromoney surveys covering fixed income research, primary debt, structured credit and debt trading. The award therefore recognizes a strong performance across all aspects of investment grade debt: trading and sales in both primary and secondary markets, as well as research.

15 February 2008

UBS tops II research poll for seventh year in a row

UBS has topped Institutional Investor's All-Europe Research Team survey for the seventh consecutive year.

The results, published this week, show that the firm topped the poll with a total of 33 ranked teams, three ahead of its nearest competitor. The results reflect the opinions of more than 1,600 money managers at around 550 institutions managing an estimated US$5.5trn in European equities.

UBS was ranked in the top three in 22 sectors and was a runner up in 11.h.

13 February 2008

UBS appoints Jerker Johansson as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Investment Bank

UBS announces the appointment of Jerker Johansson as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of its Investment Bank, and his appointment to the Group Executive Board. He will take up his appointment from 17 March 2008 and will be based in London.

Mr Johansson joins UBS from Morgan Stanley, where he was Vice Chairman, Europe. In his 22 year career at Morgan Stanley, Mr Johansson was previously Head of the Institutional Equity Division and co-head of the combined Equity and Fixed Income sales and trading businesses.

Marcel Rohner, Group Chief Executive Officer, UBS commented: “We are delighted to announce the appointment of Jerker Johansson as head of the Investment Bank. Jerker brings with him the skills and experience to grow the world’s leading client driven investment bank. While this has been a difficult time for the Investment Bank, because of the losses in Fixed Income, we have continued to see strong performances in both our Equities and our Investment Banking divisions. I am confident that under Jerker's leadership we will build on this performance and strengthen our position further in all areas. I very much look forward to working closely with Jerker in the GEB to the benefit of all of UBS's clients.”

Jerker Johansson commented: ”UBS is one of the world’s leading financial services firms, with powerful and deep positions across its chosen client segments and markets. The current turbulence in financial markets represents a challenge, but also a huge opportunity for well run firms, and I look forward to leading UBS's Investment Bank to a prosperous future.”

At the same time, to strengthen its management structure, UBS announces the following appointments to the Group Executive Board (GEB):

Robert Wolf, Chairman and CEO, UBS Group Americas and President and Chief Operating Officer, Investment Bank, will join the GEB in his current role.

Alexander Wilmot-Sitwell, Joint Global Head, Investment Banking Department, UBS Investment Bank, will also become Chairman and CEO, UBS Group EMEA, and will join the GEB.

Marten Hoekstra, Deputy CEO, Global Wealth Management & Business Banking and Head of Wealth Management, Americas, will join the GEB in his current role.

Commenting on these appointments, Marcel Rohner, Group Chief Executive Officer, UBS, commented: “These appointments significantly strengthen the management structure of the firm. The new composition of the Group Executive Board reflects the breadth of the businesses and the markets we operate in, ensuring continuous, excellent execution against our strategic vision. I am delighted to welcome Jerker, Robert, Alex and Marten to their new roles.“

Curriculum Vitae Jerker Johansson

Jerker Johansson was named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the UBS Investment Bank on February 13, 2008.

Previously he was Vice Chairman of Morgan Stanley Europe, and a member of the firm’s Management Committee. From 2005 to December 2007 he was head of Morgan Stanley’s Institutional Equity Division. In August 2005 he was also named co-head of the combined sales and trading business, consisting of the Institutional Equity Division and the Fixed Income Division. In April 2007 he became co-head of sales and trading with responsibility for clients and services, continuing his responsibility for prime brokerage and becoming solely responsible for the sales and trading side of capital markets.

Jerker joined Morgan Stanley in 1985 as a Summer Associate and held various positions including Head of Equity Capital Markets, Europe before being promoted in 1997 to Chief Operating Officer, Institutional Equity Division Europe. There he had responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the equity business, while serving as a member of the European Management Committee. From 2002 to 2005 he was head of the Institutional Equity Division in Europe.

Before joining Morgan Stanley, Jerker was part of Bankers Trust’s Graduate Training Program, and also worked for Chase Manhattan Bank.

Jerker holds a Master of Economics degree from Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden and an MBA from Stanford. He was born on May 19, 1956 and is a citizen of Sweden.

- UBS Media Releases

7 February 2008

UBS picks up top award for learning and development

UBS Investment Bank was recently honored with a top award for its learning and development programs from the Corporate University Xchange (CUX).

The CUX Awards for Excellence and Innovation in Corporate Learning recognize corporate and government organizations for impactful learning initiatives that result in measurable improvements to employee and business performance.

UBS was recognized in the 'Alignment' category for furthering corporate goals through investment in learning and development.

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