50 UBS Advisors named to the Forbes/SHOOK’s 2020 "America's Top Wealth Advisors " ranking

New York, August 28 – Forbes/SHOOK recently released their 2020 "America's Top 250 Wealth Advisors” list and recognized 50 UBS Advisors– up from 40 Advisors in 2019. They were among 250 talented Advisors who represent the best minds of the wealth management industry. The Advisors on the 2020 list have a minimum of seven years’ experience, and factors such as revenue trends, assets under management, compliance records and industry experience are considered.

Forbes/SHOOK profiled UBS’s Jacqueline Willens, who has built a $900 million business over the course of nearly 30 years with Paine Webber and UBS. Prior to working at UBS, Jacqueline was an early childhood educator.While she recognizes that there are significantly fewer women represented in wealth management than in her previous profession, it has not dissuaded her from building her success.

Additionally, this year UBS has two Advisors featured in Forbes/SHOOK’s “America’s Top Wealth Advisors” top 10, including Christopher Errico at number three and Ira Walker at number nine.

The UBS Advisors on this year's list are shown below:

About UBS Global Wealth Management

As the world's largest wealth manager, UBS Global Wealth Management provides comprehensive advice, solutions and services to wealthy families and individuals around the world. Clients who work with UBS benefit from a fully integrated set of wealth management capabilities and expertise, including wealth planning, investment management, capital markets, banking, lending and institutional and corporate financial advice.

About UBS

UBS provides financial advice and solutions to wealthy, institutional and corporate clients worldwide, as well as private clients in Switzerland. UBS's strategy is centered on our leading global wealth management business and our premier universal bank in Switzerland, enhanced by Asset Management and the Investment Bank. The bank focuses on businesses that have a strong competitive position in their targeted markets, are capital efficient, and have an attractive long-term structural growth or profitability outlook.

UBS is present in all major financial centers worldwide. It has offices in more than 50 regions and locations, with about 31% of its employees working in the Americas, 32% in Switzerland, 19% in the rest of Europe, the Middle East and Africa and 18% in Asia Pacific. UBS Group AG employs over 67,000 people around the world. Its shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).