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UBS Wealth Management

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UBS loses 248 advisers in the Americas over past year

Meanwhile adviser annual productivity reaches new peak of $1.35 million.

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  • July 15, 2019

Adviser finalists announced in 13th annual Invest in Others Awards

Fifteen advisers recognized for their work with nonprofits.

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  • July 12, 2019

UBS hires advisers with $2 billion in client assets

The two advisers joined the firm in San Francisco and New York.

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Wall Street is going RIA-ish

Big firms creating business models that kinda, sorta, look like an RIA for advisers.

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  • News
  • June 27, 2019

Team managing $1.5 billion at UBS creates hybrid

Eleven-person Venture Visionary Partners is based in Toledo, Ohio

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  • News
  • June 12, 2019

Finra bars former UBS rep involved in trading away investigation

Nicolas Barrios refused to take part in inquiry over private company he founded.

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Goldman CFO eyes wealth management acquisitions in Europe

A buy would help it compete with UBS and Credit Suisse

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  • May 15, 2019

Bob Oros of HighTower calls protocol exit ‘form over substance’

The move 'clarifies' where the RIA consolidator is heading, CEO says.

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Wirehouses are losing the war for client assets

Firms like Schwab are raking in assets at a much faster clip than the big brokerages.

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Wealthy US investors sitting on cash despite optimism in economy

UBS survey: Biggest worries were political environment, followed by national debt and health-care costs.

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A new pay model: 300 advisers move, and the entire industry feels the shift

As some wirehouses hire more salaried advisers, speculation mounts that the traditional way of compensating brokers is being threatened.

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  • May 4, 2019

Salary model exploited by rivals

235 individual advisers or teams with $61.5 billion in assets left a wirehouse in 2018 to work at another type of firm, InvestmentNews data show.

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UBS adviser team managing $300 million goes indie with Raymond James

Lori Siegel and Robert Russo form Centrix Wealth Partners in Houston.

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UBS places restrictions on new hires in effort to cut costs

Bank allows wealth management execs one new employee only if five are leaving.

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  • News
  • April 25, 2019

UBS loses 166 advisers in its Americas unit over the past year

The company called it a challenging first quarter, with pretax profits for wealth management Americas declining 6%.

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UBS merges two divisions in pursuit of ultra-rich clients

New venture will combine capital-markets teams across wealth management and the investment bank in the U.S., according to memo.

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  • News
  • March 28, 2019

Female bankers take lead as financial companies target China’s wealthiest

Clients and banks say women bankers have the skills required by high-net worth clients

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‘Whopper’ UBS broker sentenced to prison for Puerto Rico bond fraud

Jose Ramirez pleaded guilty to misusing credit lines to purchase securities.

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UBS feels the pain from spooked billionaires

Hit to wealth from a difficult trading environment was already visible in the fourth quarter.

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UBS escalates its pursuit of rich Americans with staff promotions

Bank names 96 managing directors in Americas, including 60 financial advisers, as it targets more billionaire clients.