UBS IB Balance Sheet Set to take a Hit

Looks like CEO Sergio is not happy… 
CEO Sergio Ermotti ​said on Tuesday a proposal to make the bank ‌back its foreign units with 90% Common Equity Tier 1 capital instead of 100% CET1 is not really a compromise, urging the country ​to pursue a more moderate course.

"The current proposal from ​the Federal Council at 100% and the 90% is ⁠de facto the same," Ermotti said, characterising both options ​as a distortion of UBS's competitive position. "We don't think that this ​is an acceptable outcome."

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the stakes here are bigger than the headline. 100% cet1 backing on foreign units basically traps tens of billions in switzerland, and the obvious levers after that are shrinking the ib (the most foreign, most capital-hungry part) and making noise about moving the hq. for people on the desk it's less a markets story and more a headcount-and-bonus-pool story over the next few years

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