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  • May 9, 2016

UBS to offer SigFig’s robo-platform to its financial advisers

The brokerage, which also made a small investment in the service, will deploy the robo to its more than 7,000 advisers next year.

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UBS wealth clients invest $471 million for cancer-drug fund

Percentage of manager profits will go to help poor countries

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UBS says volatility hurting wealth management unit

The company's CEO says client activity 'recovered somewhat' in the first quarter.

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  • February 2, 2016

UBS U.S. wealth management: more advisers, less earnings

Headcount is up, but unit's earnings are down as a result of strong increase in litigation expenses.

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  • September 21, 2015

Successful go-anywhere bond funds kept bets in check – but was performance due to skill or luck?

New analysis suggests the difference between top and bottom unconstrained funds was Treasury exposure and the effectiveness of the manager's market timing.

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  • September 2, 2015

Finra arbitration panel orders UBS to pay for damages over Puerto Rico bond losses

Finra arbitration panel ruled in favor of three investors who claimed their accounts were over-concentrated in the bonds.

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UBS agrees to settle hedge fund’s lawsuit over asset-backed securities

Pursuit Partners sued the wirehouse in 2008, accusing it of selling it $40.5 million of collateralized debt obligations that some of the bank's employees referred to as “vomit” and “crap” in e-mails.

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Fund conversion takes toll on UBS’ fee revenue

Fund conversion takes a toll on UBS' fee revenue, but AUM and revenue per adviser hits a record as the firm sheds lower producers.

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Attrition and breakaways have shrunk head counts at wirehouses

Attrition and breakaways have shrunk head counts at wirehouses, threatening the big four firms as they look to keep pace. (Plus: Our full Spotlight on Wirehouses special report)

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  • June 30, 2015

Wirehouses challenged as retention deals fade

Study estimates that between 12% and 20% of long-term packages signed after 2008 mergers will expire annually over the next four years.

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Brokerage executives enjoying steadily increasing payouts

As markets thrive and wealth management becomes a focus at major firms, brokerage execs like Morgan Stanley's Greg Fleming enjoy bigger paydays.

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  • March 17, 2015

Home office investment performance beats advisers’: study

Cerulli study suggests quantitative manager selection and staying invested during downturns helps home offices outperform advisers.

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