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Quarterly Reporting  
     
At a Glance
Changes in 2008
UBS results in first quarter 2008
Risk management and control
Business groups and Corporate Center results
Capital management, balance sheet, liquidity management and off-balance sheet
Financial Statements
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Global Asset Management
Global Asset Management

Business group reporting
Business group reporting

Global Asset Management's pre-tax profit was CHF 330 million in first quarter 2008, down 32% from CHF 485 million in fourth quarter 2007. This was mainly due to lower performance fees compared with the prior quarter, in combination with lower management fees across the business as a result of lower invested assets impacted predominantly by financial markets performance and the stronger Swiss franc.

Business group reporting

As of or for the quarter ended

% change from

CHF million, except where indicated

31.3.08

31.12.07

31.3.07

4Q07

1Q07

Institutional fees

427

640

585

(33)

(27)

Wholesale Intermediary fees

364

437

412

(17)

(12)

Total operating income

791

1,077

997

(27)

(21)

Cash components

290

334

364

(13)

(20)

Share-based components 1

13

38

68

(66)

(81)

Total personnel expenses

303

372

432

(19)

(30)

General and administrative expenses

104

175

115

(41)

(10)

Services (to) / from other business units

39

35

43

11

(9)

Depreciation of property and equipment

7

6

7

17

0

Amortization of intangible assets

8

4

5

100

60

Total operating expenses

461

592

602

(22)

(23)

Business group performance before tax

330

485

395

(32)

(16)

Key performance indicators

Cost / income ratio (%) 2

58.3

55.0

60.4

Institutional

Invested assets (CHF billion)

445

522

528

(15)

(16)

of which: money market funds

40

32

23

25

74

Net new money (CHF billion) 3

(9.6)

(15.3)

2.7

of which: money market funds

5.1

4.1

(3.9)

Gross margin on invested assets (bps) 4

35

47

45

(26)

(22)

1  Additionally includes social security contributions and expenses related to alternative investment awards. 2  Operating expenses / income. 3  Excludes interest and dividend income. 4  Operating income (annualized as applicable) / average invested assets.

Business group reporting (continued)

As of or for the quarter ended

% change from

CHF million, except where indicated

31.3.08

31.12.07

31.3.07

4Q07

1Q07

Wholesale Intermediary

Invested assets (CHF billion)

320

369

355

(13)

(10)

of which: money market funds

73

70

58

4

26

Net new money (CHF billion) 1

(6.9)

(0.9)

2.6

of which: money market funds

9.9

5.9

(1.9)

Gross margin on invested assets (bps) 2

42

47

47

(11)

(11)

Attributed equity and risk-weighted assets

Average attributed equity (CHF billion) 3

3.0

Return on attributed equity (RoaE) (%) 4

44.0

BIS risk-weighted assets (CHF billion) 5

6.5

3.8

2.8

Return on BIS risk-weighted assets (%) 6

20.3

49.5

57.5

Goodwill and intangible assets (CHF billion) 7

2.4

2.1

1.7

Additional information

Invested assets (CHF billion)

765

891

883

(14)

(13)

Net new money (CHF billion) 1

(16.5)

(16.2)

5.3

Personnel (full-time equivalents)

3,901

3,625

3,511

8

11

1  Excludes interest and dividend income. 2  Operating income (annualized as applicable) / average invested assets. 3  See page 65 for further explanation. 4  Year-to-date business group performance before tax (annualized as applicable) / attributed equity (year-to-date average). 5  BIS risk-weighted assets (RWA) are according to Basel II; for quarters prior to first quarter 2008, RWA are according to the Basel I framework. 6  Year-to-date business group performance before tax (annualized as applicable) / BIS RWA (year-to-date average). 7  Quarters prior to first quarter 2008 represent goodwill and intangible assets in excess of 4% of BIS Tier 1 capital.

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