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UBS set for Australian wealth management comeback

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
UBS is readying for a return to Australia's wealth management sector, aiming to build on the private banking legacy of Credit Suisse. In 2015, UBS decided to withdraw from the Australian market for wealth management services due to rising regulatory ...

UBS swaps out chiefs amid Credit Suisse acquisition

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
Following its agreement to purchase the embattled bank, Sergio Ermotti will return to the helm of UBS and take over from Ralph Hamers. Hamers will officially relinquish his chief executive title next Wednesday to "serve the interests of the new combination ...

UBS throws $4.8bn lifeline to Credit Suisse

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2023
UBS has agreed to acquire the embattled Credit Suisse for $4.8 billion. As part of the deal, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) will provide an additional $160 billion (CHF 100 billion)) in liquidity assistance to support the merge. UBS plans to appoint ...

Australian Ethical adds to leadership team

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023
... across Europe and Australia. Other global organisations he has worked for include Hastings, Westpac, ABN Amro, Macquarie, UBS and BNP Paribas. Theau replaces David Macri who resigned in September last year. Australian Ethical said Theau has experience ...

Gender balance is smart economics: CEW

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... clearer passage for our junior women starting their careers," said Alison Telfer, country head for Australia & New Zealand for UBS Asset Management. It is not any individual organisation's fault that gender equity remains elusive, said Sarah Guthleben ...

UBS names industry veteran as Australasia chair

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2023
... into the position effective immediately and is based in Melbourne. He brings a wealth of corporate and board experience to UBS, formerly serving as non-executive director and chair of Westpac, Transurban Group and BHP. Maxsted was also previously a partner ...

Reporting season may prove dramatic: UBS

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023
... a little drama to this year's reporting season; however, experts say things might be looking up for active stock pickers. UBS explained this is due to markets exiting the macro-driven stage of the market cycle and transitioning to an earnings delivery ...

RBA hikes interest rates to 10-year high, flags further increases

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023
... to return inflation to target and will do what is necessary to achieve that," he said. Responding to the RBA announcement, UBS economists said the cash rate hike was expected. However, the RBA took a more hawkish stance compared to their last meeting ...

RBA cash rate hike forecast by economists

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2023
... the terminal rate will be much lower than in the US. The Federal Reserve will pause somewhere around 5%, he said. Meanwhile, UBS expects the RBA to hike the cash rate by 25 basis points to a peak of 3.35%. UBS said its dovish view stemmed from weaker ...

Sustainability reporting, biodiversity, social high on ASX agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2023
... in sustainability, while social issues are quickly rising to the fore with ASX-listed companies and investors, according to UBS. UBS recently analysed the company reports of ASX 200 companies to assess the 45 most talked about ESG related topics over ...