Zurich / Basel, February 14, 2006
Revised UBS performance indicators
For the last six years, we have consistently
assessed our performance
against a set of four measures that
were designed to ensure the delivery
of continuously improving returns to
our shareholders. Since then, our firm
has evolved, our business and our
client base have grown. As a result,
our performance has steadily exceeded
our targets. In view of this, we have
decided to modify our performance
measures.
From 2006 onwards, on average
through periods of varying market
conditions, we will:
seek to increase the value of UBS by
achieving a sustainable, after-tax
return on equity of a minimum of
20% (we previously targeted a
range of 15-20%)
aim to achieve a clear growth trend
in net new money for all our financial
businesses, including Global
Asset Management and Business
Banking Switzerland. (This measure
was previously only applied to our
wealth management units.)
In future, we will use diluted earnings per
share (EPS) instead of basic EPS as a reference
for our EPS growth target which
remains, as before, annual double-digit
percentage growth. Our cost / income
objective will not change, and we will
continue to manage it at levels that
compare well with our best competitors.