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City Spy: GLG chiefs hit by descent of Man

05.10.11
A double blow for the principals of the GLG hedge fund that was bought by rival Man Group last year for £1.1 billion, in what Man boss Peter Clarke described at the time as a "transformational" deal... more

UBS expects modest third-quarter profit

04.10.11
Swiss bank UBS expects to report a modest third-quarter net profit as windfall gains on its own credit cancel out the $2.3 billion lost in a rogue trading scandal... more

With UBS deep in crisis, who would want to take the top job?

26.09.11
Analysis: Former England football manager Graham Taylor said leading the national side was "an impossible job". Since UBS boss Oswald Grübel has resigned, one could describe running the bank in the same way... more

UBS boss gets board backing in calls for tougher regulation

21.09.11
UBS chief executive Oswald Gruebel says he has the support of his board despite the rogue trading scandal that cost the Swiss bank $2.3 billion and prompted calls for tougher regulation of risky investment bank practices... more

UBS boss seeks vote of confidence in Singapore

20.09.11
UBS Chief Executive Oswald Gruebel is to seek a vote of confidence at a board meeting for plans to slash the investment division that recently caused a $2.3 billion loss... more

City Spy: UBS and a curious way to recruit staff

20.09.11
A well-connected City Spy reader gets in touch about the UBS scandal and alleged rogue trader Kweku Adoboli. "Perhaps people are looking the wrong way for who caused UBS's losses," he says... more

Crisis at UBS deepens as rating giants threaten cuts

16.09.11
UBS suffers a further blow as the three leading credit agencies say they were reviewing its current rating for a possible downgrade... more

Suspected rogue trader weeps in dock as he faces £1.3bn fraud charge

16.09.11
Suspected rogue trader Kweku Adoboli wept in the dock today as he appeared in court accused of a £1.3 billion fraud at Swiss banking giant UBS... more

Sorrow and despair - UBS staff wake up to a nightmare

15.09.11
Devastated UBS staff - and many others - are asking one question: How do you lose $2 billion?... more

Curse of the rogue trader returns but UBS is to blame

15.09.11
There were gasps of disbelief at the Liverpool Street headquarters of UBS as the red strip flashed up on Bloomberg saying the bank had discovered a rogue trader who had lost it $2 billion (£1.26 billion)... more

UBS rogue trader: Is this the end of the biggest Swiss investment bank?

15.09.11
The discovery by UBS that a rogue trader has run up $2 billion of losses could prove to be the catalyst for the Swiss regulator to close down the loss-making, gaffe-prone investment bank... more

UBS rogue trader: How could it happen again?

15.09.11
The future of the investment banking giant UBS in London hangs in the balance after it revealed that a single rogue trader had run up losses of $2 billion... more

'$2billion rogue trader' seized at his desk in 3.30am swoop

15.09.11
London banker suspected of carrying out £1.3 billion fraud is seized in biggest ever rogue trader scandal to hit the City... more

Banking redundancies near 60,000 as UBS axes 3500

23.08.11
The total number of job cuts by the world's top 50 banks rolls towards 60,000 as UBS finally says it will cut 3500 posts by the end of 2013... more

UBS sees profit fall by almost a quarter

26.07.11
Swiss bank UBS says its net profit fell by almost half during the second quarter... more

UBS warns of big job cuts as it counts cost of regulation

26.07.11
Swiss bank UBS, a major employer in the City, warns that it will make big job cuts as financial markets stutter and the cost of regulation soars... more

Job fears rise as UBS 'gets set to cut'

14.07.11
When the talk in the City is all of sharpened axes and job losses at the major investment banks, reports of a major cull looming at UBS will do little to soothe the nerves of the masters of the universe... more

UBS and JPMorgan still reign supreme in the City's Oscars

08.06.11
UBS and JPMorgan Asset Management take the top prizes again at the City's equivalent of the Oscars... more

UBS sets sights on London for its investment banking

26.05.11
London could become the official headquarters for UBS's investment banking operations as the bank overhauls its structure to protect Swiss taxpayers from any future bailout... more

UBS back in black but bonuses are cut by 10%

08.02.11
Swiss banking giant UBS announces its first annual profit since 2006 as its investment bank which employs thousands of people in London swung back into the black in the final quarter of last year ... more

UBS concerned that pending bonuses will fail to keep top talent

04.02.11
Executives at UBS are concerned that pending bonuses will be inadequate to retain top talent at the Swiss bank, one of the hardest hit during the financial crisis... more

UBS counts the cost as investment banking hits slump

26.10.10
Slowdown across the globe in investment banking takes its toll on UBS, one of the City's biggest employers... more

UBS declares: ‘We will not pursue bank’s former chiefs’

14.10.10
Swiss bank UBS strongly defends its decision not to prosecute former directors who left it the biggest European loser in the financial crisis of 2007 and 2008... more

UBS to get new home at Broadgate in huge redevelopment

02.08.10
Swiss bank UBS agrees to move into a new home in the City with four football pitch-size trading floors... more

UBS bucks the trend as investment banking drives a surge in profits

27.07.10
Swiss banking giant UBS beats all expectations with second-quarter profits of SwFr 2 billion and also says it expects to complete its deal with the US tax authorities by October of this year... more

City Spy: Will business still hire Peter Mandelson the gossip?

13.07.10
Will Mandy’s indiscretions be a turn-off for City firms looking to hire him as a high-powered fixer? Probably not... more

Swiss green light to US taxman on UBS account details

17.06.10
The Swiss parliament passes a tax treaty with Washington effectively allowing UBS clients' account details to be handed over... more

Swiss demand referendum on UBS tax deal with US

15.06.10
Switzerland’s largest political party signals its support for a tax deal between Swiss bank UBS and the US in a parliamentary vote... more

UBS chief: Swiss will reach tax deal with US

11.06.10
Oswald Gruebel, chief executive of UBS, is confident Switzerland will strike a deal with the US over tax data... more

UBS in talks over new building as bank bonus pool grows

04.05.10
UBS’s 6,000 London bankers can celebrate a first quarter bonus raise, and are told of the likelihood that they will move into new offices in Broadgate... more


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