UBS at a glance

UBS is one of the world’s leading financial firms, serving a discerning global client base. As an organization, it combines financial strength with a culture that embraces change. As an integrated firm, UBS creates added value for clients by drawing on the combined resources and expertise of all its businesses.

UBS is present in all major financial centers worldwide, with offices in 50 countries. UBS employs more than 69,500 people, 39% in the Americas, 37% in Switzerland, 16% in the rest of Europe and 8% in the Asia Pacific time zone.

UBS is one of the best-capitalized financial institutions in the world, with a BIS Tier 1 ratio of 12.9%, invested assets of CHF 2.65 trillion, shareholders’ equity of CHF 44.3 billion and market capitalization of CHF 131.9 billion on 31 December 2005.

Businesses

Wealth management

With more than 140 years of experience, an extensive global network that includes one of the largest private client businesses in the US, and more than CHF 1,700 billion in invested assets, UBS is the world’s leading wealth management business, providing a comprehensive range of services customized for wealthy individuals, ranging from asset management to estate planning and from corporate finance to art banking.

Investment banking and securities

UBS is a global investment banking and securities firm with a strong institutional and corporate client franchise. Consistently placed in the top tiers of major industry rankings, it is a leading player in the global primary and secondary markets for equity, equity-linked and equity derivative products. In fixed income, it is a first-rate global player. In foreign exchange, it places first in many key industry rankings. In investment banking, it provides premium advice and execution capabilities to its corporate client base worldwide. All its businesses are sharply client-focused, providing innovative products, top-quality research and comprehensive access to the world’s capital markets.

Asset management

UBS, a leading asset manager with invested assets of over CHF 750 billion, provides a broad base of innovative capabilities stretching from traditional to alternative investment solutions for, among other clients, financial intermediaries and institutional investors across the world.

Swiss corporate and individual clients

UBS is the leading bank for Swiss corporate and individual clients. It serves around 2.6 million individual clients through more than 3 million accounts, mortgages and other financial relationships. It also offers comprehensive banking and securities services for 136,500 corporations, institutional investors, public entities and foundations as well as 3,000 financial institutions worldwide. With a total loan book of over CHF 140 billion, UBS leads the Swiss lending and retail mortgage markets.

Corporate Center

The Corporate Center works with the businesses, ensuring that the firm operates as a coherent and integrated whole with a common vision and set of values. It helps UBS’s businesses grow sustainably through its financial control, risk, treasury, communication, legal, human resources and technology functions.