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UBS Wealth Management

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UBS woos Asia’s ultra rich amid incredible wealth spurt

UBS AG, Switzerland's largest bank, is putting more focus on its richest clients in Asia and bringing its investment bankers closer to asset managers to meet their demands.

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‘Rich’ UBS clients charged with tax evasion

Seven former UBS AG clients, including two who pleaded guilty, were accused of tax crimes as the U.S. Justice Department extends its crackdown on offshore tax evasion.

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UBS lands two big brokers, loses two managers

$2 million producer in Houston joins from Merrill Lynch; Shechter jumps over from MSSB

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UBS’ McCann: It’s all about the financial adviser

UBS will rebuild its reputation and revenue by marketing the advisory strength of its brokers and minting better products for wealthy investors, according to its new CEO

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  • July 27, 2010

UBS Wealth Management creates new planning and strategies group

Tony Roth, portfolio advisory group chief, to lead unit

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  • July 16, 2010

UBS Wealth snares exec to head muni group

UBS Financial Services Inc. said it hired Thomas G. McLoughlin, former chief executive officer of National Public Finance Guarantee Corp., as head of municipal bond research for its Wealth Management Americas unit.

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  • July 16, 2010

Private banking at Switzerland’s UBS still stuck in neutral

The giant Swiss bank is trying to revive its battered wealth management unit. But progress remains slow, as spooked clients continue to withdraw assets.

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  • July 16, 2010

UBS Wealth Management hooks up with Richard Bernstein

UBS Wealth Management Americas said it will offer clients in its separately managed account program asset allocation ideas from Richard Bernstein Capital Management LLC, a registered investment adviser, whose eponymous founder was formerly Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.'s chief investment strategist.

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Former private wealth management boss Straus exiting UBS

John Straus, the former head of private wealth management at UBS AG, has decided to leave the firm to pursue “entrepreneurial opportunities,” according to an internal memo from UBS.

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UBS’ McCann, turning on brokerage’s Swiss parent, says he’ll focus on advisers

The U.S. retail brokerage aims to rebuild its reputation and revenue by marketing the advisory strength of its brokers and minting better products for wealthy investors, its new chief executive says

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UBS boss defends bonuses, plan to absolve former execs

"We are a different bank from a year ago," insisted chief executive Oswald Gruebel

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IRS targeting tax evaders at 20 Swiss banks, UBS says

The bank urges the Swiss parliament to sign a tax treaty with the U.S. -- or risk winding up on Uncle Sam's blacklist

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  • March 15, 2010

Former UBS muni chief pays $2.8M to settle insider trading charge

A former executive at UBS has agreed to pay nearly $2.8 million to settle civil insider trading allegations made by New York state regulators.