At UBS Pactual, the client-advisor relationship lies at very the heart of our wealth management business. Our advisors actively seek to understand the needs and goals of their private clients – and they work closely with them to maximize the potential of their portfolio.

Our advisors can offer their clients a comprehensive range of services customized for wealthy individuals, ranging from asset management to estate planning and from corporate finance to art banking. What’s more, they have access to the global resources of UBS, which with more than 140 years of experience and more than CHF 1,700bn in invested assets, is one of the world's leading wealth management businesses.

We service a wide range of clients, including corporates, governments, hedge funds, financial sponsors, private equity firms, banks, brokers and asset managers across the region. We offer them expert advice, superb execution, product innovation and comprehensive access to the world’s capital markets.

We provide sales and trading in Latin American fixed income, equities and FX (in both the local and international markets). We are a leading underwriter of Latin American equity and debt issuances, and a distributor both in local and international markets. Our product, sector and country experts provide world-class M&A advice and execution, and we have been consecutively ranked No.1 for our Latin America research product for the last five years (Institutional Investor 2002 - 2006).

Our top-tier capabilities enable us to offer clients expertise across every major product and region. By combining a focus on long-term relationships with effective ideas and solutions, we deliver an exceptional level of service to help clients achieve their goals in the world’s financial markets.

Our asset management business merges our regional research and investment expertise in Latin American markets with UBS’s long-standing global reputation in traditional and alternative strategies. This powerful combination makes us the partner of choice for asset management in Brazil and Latin America. With R$ 49.9 billion of assets under management (as of September 30, 2006), UBS Pactual is one of Brazil’s largest asset managers.

We pursue differentiated returns against a backdrop of strict risk controls and capital preservation. Our investment strategies are designed for institutional clients, high net worth individuals, corporations and distribution partners alike. We pride ourselves on maintaining strong relationships with these clients, all of whom trust us to advise them on the optimal allocation of their assets. We also maintain our competitive advantage by offering top-tier client service, customized products, and access to the very best technology.