UBS Can’t Win Clients, So They’re Chasing Politicians
UBS just made headlines for “meeting with the Trump administration” to talk about strategy and “future opportunities.” Translation: they’ve burned through every corporate relationship in the U.S. and are now speed-running political networking like it’s a last-ditch coverage vertical.
It’s actually kind of impressive… other banks win clients with execution, UBS tries to win clients with photo ops. Barclays and Wells are cleaning their clock in league tables, and instead of fixing the problem (weak U.S. platform, constant turnover, bad hires), they pivot to hoping a politician can hand them a mandate.
At this point UBS isn’t even a bank, it’s a Craigslist ad: “Will advise anyone, desperate, please call.”
UBS is its own class of failure. Their competitors like Barclays, Wells, even Jefferies at least execute in the US. UBS is a revolving door of no-revenue MDs, and juniors stuck watching their resumes wither. The only push UBS has made in the US is pushing talent out the door
Cuks in Zurich have no idea what they are doing
UBS is so desperate they are going to become an American bank to try to compete with the American banks.
If you can’t beat them, join them
Rumor they are trying to lease the entire 11 Madison building, Execs like the area
Trump tower is the only answer
UBS & Truist combination?
That in a vacuum is not necessarily a bad thing, IMO. LAZ and CVP do the same thing.
You require help.
Lol
UBS gonna move its HQ to Pittsburgh once it merges with PNC. Maga!
Parasocial UBS dickriding is crazy. Post another Trump truth social-type reply again bro, we didn’t see them the first 4 times
UBS about to merge with PNC and move its HQ to Pittsburgh. Big win for the Trump admin- more jobs for PA. Steelworkers to bankers! MAGA.
Switzerland socialists about to lose their #1 company. RIP
UBS PNC will be #1 in middle market shitco banking once integrated with Harris Williams.
Nothing better to do on a Sunday?
I don’t like UBS but this is excessive
https://nypost.com/2025/09/13/business/swiss-bank-ubs-eyes-move-to-the-us-to-avoid-pesky-new-regulations/
"Banking giant UBS is ramping up its threats to leave Switzerland and set up shop in the US — a radical response to Swiss regulators who have proposed onerous new capital requirements on the financial behemoth, The Post has learned.
Executives at the 162-year-old Swiss bank — led by highly regarded Chairman Colm Kelleher and CEO Sergio Ermotti — have even recently met with Trump administration officials to prepare for the possible seismic strategy shift that could include the purchase of a US bank or a merger, according to people close to the matter. "
Literally begging a US bank to merge with them in a “media leak.” Pathetic bunch of losers
Make UBS great again! 2006 reboot
UBS is just posturing to make the Swiss back down. The Swiss know if they move the HQ it will mean many thousands of lost jobs.
Karen long time no see! What’s it been? About 5 days?
UBS share price is up 30% in the past 12 months and is at its highest since the 08' financial crisis.
They must be doing something right?
Being the largest wealth manager in the world is great for business! WSO is basically the UBS hate club, so it's never going to have anything positive to say about UBS.
UBS significantly underperforming European peers in the stock market this year. Them being up is macro not because of them
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Up +35% YTD is “macro” to you? Do you realize how stupid you sound? This is why no one takes you seriously anymore Karen. S&P is a Macro index and only up 17%. I know stuff like numbers and math and common sense difficult for you bit in your 18 mos of being unemployed you couldn’t teach yourself that?
UBS be getting shit on this forum. I swear people hate UBS more than Big4 here.
UBS stock has been massively underperforming the last 9 months. Had a solid run in 2023-24 but since then not great on a relative basis.
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