Large Layoffs at UBS Q4 2025
Heard there are ongoing layoffs at UBS this quarter. Anyone have details on groups and locations impacted?
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It seems they have been the most layoff prone bank the last couple years
Layoffs / right sizing not atypical post a large merger - these things take years to sort out both in headcount and litigation (see Wells / Wachovia, JPM / Bear, Barclays / Lehman, BofA/Merrill etc) - rightsizing headcount can take years and broader lawsuits / settlements post can be decades.
Can’t comment on other factors impacting but think they have been fairly public (as have others in the past) around layoffs in tens of thousands with commentary around risk / cultural fit (more around Archegos) so not sure why surprising.
The other factor is that they hired a whole bunch of Barclays MDs that are generally bad and they can’t get rid of them because their main boss (also from Barclays) hand picked all his buddies to come over to UBS.
As market share continues to decline, he got promoted and the decision has been made to fire/shit bonus/ridicule non-Barclays CS and UBS MD that were historically there. Result is you get a core of Barclays bankers who all had bleak outlooks at Barclays (due to their own performance), giving UBS a bleak outlook and underperforming almost everywhere.
Did I mention Barclays was wise enough to overlook MV for their head of banking role?
Bump anyone get blessed?
They could of been great merging with CS, but now all they do is layoffs and pitches
A couple weeks before Thanksgiving, I guess that’s not a thing for the Swiss
Yeah because they don't have freedom
Believe it or not, no one gaf about thanksgiving & the superbowl outside the US
Bear sign for bonuses, they are going to be terrible
Heard at least an associate in GIG but believe there are more
I believe multiple teams have more RIFs than deals the last couple years
I hope I get laid off… this place is unbearable
They do quarterly cuts, can’t you just raise your hand?
They are gutting GIG and Sponsors after all the seniors left and the deal flow collapsed from 2024 - 2025. The only group up in fees are groups that were so bad that they couldn't go anywhere but up like Tech, M&A, and ECM. The logic is wild: the groups that finally bounced back don’t get touched, but GIG/Sponsors get punished for underperforming relative to a great 2024. So the groups that crushed it last year get layoffs, and the groups that were in the gutter get a free pass for "improvement". Of course ECM/Tech/M&A are all going to improve, they did nothing all of last year.
Seriously questioning some of the people that management decided to lay off this cycle. A few people were laid off that have clear aptitude to drive fees. Now they’ll go to american banks and take market share.
So happy to finally be let go. Working at UBS has been a waste of life the last few years.
which group?
What was your level
What groups had the layoffs outside of GIG and how many people effected? Anyone know?
Why does this thread read like it's the same exact bot replying to itself
bc UBS juniors are all bots
They will be soon with this rate of layoffs. AI coming for all their jobs
Can confirm this is fake
Managers the day after layoffs
I am one of the November batch. NJ, IB Tech.
I fire them all, except my little golf boy
Why are all UBS layoffs in productive groups and not in unproductive ones? Haven't heard of any layoffs in the bad groups or even useless ones. How are the useless seniors across all the groups still here? I understand the people who joined this year or late last year having an excuse, but what excuse do the 2023 or 1H 2024, which is the majority of the hires, have?
You can stay employed as long as you show your Barclays card or maybe they have kompromat on the banking head.
The only logical reasons
Very annoyed I didnt get the boot this round. UBS is miserable please get rid of me next year!
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