Latest media releases

This section contains media releases for all of the divisions in the Americas region, as well as selected UBS Group-wide media releases that may be of particular interest.

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May 2012

  1. UBS expands suite of income yielding products with 2 ETRACS ETNS designed to deliver high monthly income potential and leveraged exposure to blue-chip dividend indexes

    New York, May 23rd, 2012 – UBS Investment Bank announced that today is the first day of trading on the NYSE Arca for 2 new ETRACS Exchange Traded Notes (“ETNs”) linked to the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend IndexSM and the

  1. UBS sets new standards with officially accredited certification for client advisors

     

  1. ETRACS Natural GAS Futures Contango ETN reported 19.6% gain for six months ended April 30, 2012

    ETRACS Natural Gas Futures Contango ETN (Ticker: GASZ), linked to the ISE Natural Gas Futures Spread™ Index (the “Index”), reported a return of 19.62% for the six-month period ending on April 30, 2012.

  1. UBS declares monthly coupon payment on RWXL ETN

    UBS Investment Bank today announced a coupon payment for the ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Dow Jones International Real Estate ETN (Ticker: RWXL), which is linked to The Dow Jones Global ex-U.S. Select Real Estate Securities Index.

  1. ETRACS MLP ETN continues to be the top performing exchange traded product tracking the Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index

    UBS Investment Bank today announced that the ETRACS Alerian MLP Infrastructure ETN (Ticker: MLPI) is the top performing exchange-traded product linked to the Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index (Ticker: AMZI) for 2012 year to date

  1. Results of the Annual General Meeting of UBS AG

    UBS AG shareholders re-elected the existing members of the Board of Directors proposed for re-election and also elected Isabelle Romy, Beatrice Weder di Mauro and Axel A. Weber to the Board for the first time at the Annual General Meeting on May 3, 2012. Following the meeting, the Board of Directors appointed Axel A. Weber its Chairman, as was its intention in the event of his election.

  1. UBS Real Estate Bubble Index is heading towards the risk zone

    The UBS Swiss Real Estate Bubble Index reached 0.95 index points in the first quarter of 2012, registering just below the risk zone. Given current trends, however, we expect the Real Estate Bubble Index to enter the risk zone in the present quarter. Saanen-Obersimmental, Unteres Baselbiet and Limmattal have joined the ranks of exposed regions.

  1. UBS's first quarter 2012 results: UBS first quarter adjusted pre-tax profit(1) CHF 2.2 billion with improved profits in all business divisions; reported pre-tax profit CHF 1.3 billion; wealth management businesses' net new money CHF 10.9 billion; industry-leading Basel 2.5 tier 1 ratio strengthened further to 18.7%; annualized Q1 2012 costs(2) down by CHF 1 billion; adjusted RoE approximately 13%

     

April 2012

  1. UBS launches ETRACS exchange traded note providing exposure across commodities and across their respective futures maturities

    ETRACS DJ-UBS Commodity Index 2-4-6 Blended Futures (Ticker: BLND) Is the first ETN linked to the second generation of the most widely followed commodities index

  1. Is Switzerland heading for a consumption boom?

     

  1. UBS launches App for IPad® for creating client algorithms:"UBS QUOD Studio"

    -First offering from ‘UBS Quant on Demand’ Execution Consulting Platform

  1. ETRACS MLP ETN is year to date's top performing exchange traded product tracking the Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index

    The ETRACS Alerian MLP Infrastructure ETN (Ticker: MLPI) linked to the Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index (Ticker: AMZI) is the top performing exchange traded product with total return of 2.42% YTD, according to Bloomberg data.

  1. UBS launches education initiative to mark its 150th anniversary

    UBS is marking its 150th anniversary with the launch of a broad-based international education initiative. Its main focus will be the establishment of the UBS International Center of Economics in Society at the University of Zurich.  Five additional fields of education will be supported through the funding of projects for different age groups with the goal of strengthening Switzerland's reputation as a location for education and business.

  1. UBS Wealth Management Americas Publishes “Political Transition: Risks Beyond Elections,” Volume II in its Election Watch 2012 Series, at Chicago exclusive client event

    Robert J. McCann, Chief Executive Officer of UBS Wealth Management Americas (WMA), hosted an exclusive client event in Chicago as part of WMA’s ongoing Revitalizing America Initiative, which aims to forge common ground and discuss nonpartisan ways to revitalize the U.S. economy.

  1. UBS announces monthly changes to the UBS Next Generation Internet Index

    UBS Investment Bank announced today that following the close of business on April 3, 2012, the following changes to the UBS Next Generation Internet Index (NYSE ticker symbol “NETIPO”) were implemented.

  1. UBS declares coupon payments on seven ETRACS exchange traded notes

March 2012

  1. Agenda for the Annual General Meeting of UBS AG on 3 May 2012

     

  1. UBS consumption indicator sluggish

     

  1. UBS announces changes to the Group Executive Board

     

  1. UBS Launches ETN With High Monthly Income Potential And Leveraged Exposure To International Real Estate Securities

    UBS Investment Bank announced that today is the first day of trading on the NYSE Arca for the ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Dow Jones International Real Estate ETN (Ticker: RWXL). RWXL is linked to the monthly compounded 2x leveraged performance of the Dow Jones Global ex-U.S. Select Real Estate Securities Index (the “Index”), reduced by investor fees. 

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