UBS
Australia house of the year: UBS
Structured Products Asia Awards 2017: UBS’s firm grip on Australia is rewarded by upswing
China house of the year: UBS
Structured Products Asia Awards 2017: Wise application of risk management, clear awareness of regulation and a sustainable spirit of innovation have allowed the bank to support investors and market growth
Hong Kong house of the year: UBS
Structured Products Asia Awards 2017: Dominance in Hong Kong’s tough warrants market combined with strong wealth management business has pushed UBS to the fore
US regulators approve VM route to capital savings
Guidance tips balance in debate over interest payments in settled-to-market swaps
Banks tap equities and FX staff for fixed-income fizz
BAML, HSBC, RBC, StanChart among banks transferring e-trading know-how
The quant factory: not muppets, but not perfect
Universities offering quant master’s programmes must adapt to stay relevant, writes UBS’s Gordon Lee
Retail structurer of the year: UBS
Structured Products Americas Awards 2017: Efficiency and automation set UBS apart in the retail space
Is there still life in the low-vol bet?
Quant analysts disagree on rate sensitivity of $150 billion strategy
Nex Group’s Knott untangles banks’ trade challenges
Post-trade business reorganises with a focus on cost-cutting and simplification
UBS to get new market risk head
Internal move sees equities risk chief replace Kasenally, after her move to UBS AM
Swaps market’s health seen as resting on sickly repo
Isda AGM: Panellists warn repo market is risky way to fund swaps margin
VM repapering exercise ‘a swing and a miss’
Isda AGM: Banks picked up big bill but few benefits, says UBS ALM exec
Non-banks eye EGBs as primary dealers retreat
Primary dealers warn of further exits as principal trading firms wait in the wings
The race to find a factor-timing model that works
BlackRock, Man AHL, Research Affiliates and UBS believe they can successfully time risk premia
People moves: UBS nabs Barclays’ former Asia equity head
Plus: new equity head for HSBC; ANZ adds rates strategist; Jones leaves LME; and others
‘A choreographed ballet’: academics attack CVA
Derivatives add-on rubbished by Cont and Rebonato
Progress checked: buy side still struggling to join up analytics
Firms see benefit in linking performance attribution and risk, but differences in approach are a constraint on headway
Banks dismiss margin rule threat to synthetic prime brokerage
Growth in synthetic financing versus physical sees UBS, ING boost investment in prime brokerage units
Switzerland house of the year: UBS
Product innovation and increased investor support wins plaudits
Germany house of the year: UBS
Swiss bank wins plaudits for bespoke investment strategies
ETF house of the year: UBS
Product innovation and depth of client franchise enables Swiss bank to shine
Non-cleared margin rules confuse Asian private banks
Exotic OTC products for Asian high-net-worth investors could be under threat
Australia house of the year: UBS
Consistency and deep local roots makes Swiss bank go-to house for Aussie supers
Dealers’ WKSI woes: a case of rough justice?
Stripping firms of special issuance status suggests heavy-handed approach by SEC