We are one of the world's leading financial firms, serving a discerning international client base. Our business, global in
scale, is focused on growth. As an integrated firm, we create added value for clients by drawing on the combined resources
and expertise of all our businesses.
We are present in all major financial centers, with offices in more than 50 countries. We employ around 78,000 people, with
39% in the Americas, 35% in Switzerland, 16% in the rest of Europe and 10% in the Asia Pacific region.
We are one of the best capitalized financial institutions in the world, with a BIS Tier 1 ratio of 11.9%, invested assets
of CHF 3.0 trillion, equity attributable to UBS shareholders of around CHF 50 billion and market capitalization of roughly
CHF 154 billion (on 31 December 2006).
What we do
In wealth management, our services are designed for high net worth and affluent individuals around the world, whether investing internationally
or in their home country. We provide them with tailored, unbiased advice and investment services – ranging from asset management
to estate planning and from corporate finance to art banking.
As an asset manager, we offer innovative investment management solutions in nearly every asset class to private, institutional and corporate
clients, and through financial intermediaries. Our investment capabilities comprise traditional assets (for instance equities,
fixed income and asset allocation), alternative and quantitative investments (multi-manager funds, funds of hedge funds, hedge
funds) and real estate.
In the investment banking and securities businesses, we provide securities products and research (in the areas of equities, fixed income, rates, foreign exchange,
energy and metals) as well as advice and access to the world's capital markets to corporate, institutional, intermediary and
alternative asset management clients.
Our Swiss retail and corporate banking business provides a complete set of banking and securities services for domestic individual and corporate clients.