From the mailbag: "UBS Wealth Management in the US is starting to sell off branches - should be announced 'shortly' in Chicago."
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Posted by guest , Mar 23, 2009 12:26PM
couldnt have happened to a nicer company. Anit-semetic, theiving assholes. The top brass should relocate to jail.
Posted by guest , Mar 23, 2009 1:20PM
Interesting -- I'd think that the wealth management/private client business (aside from the tax stumbles they had earlier this year) is one of the only solid businesses UBS or anyone has left... why would they be selling?
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Posted by guest , Mar 23, 2009 4:50PM
55 branches sold to Stifel Nicolaus. $15Billion.
Posted by guest , Mar 23, 2009 4:50PM
55 branches sold to Stifel Nicolaus. $15Billion.
Posted by guest , Mar 23, 2009 4:53PM
Why break up a franchise like this? The competition is consolidating (Edwards/Wachovia, Smith Barney/MS). Your thoughts smart people?
Posted by guest , Mar 23, 2009 5:37PM
@ 5 - That would disqualify me from answering but I'm guessing like the rest of the Birkenstock Brigade they might
a) think the US is fucked
b) will not agree to give up their secrecy laws after all and figure their clients might really enjoy visiting the Sprungli shop at ZRH.
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Posted by guest , Mar 23, 2009 5:40PM
^ Sorry, Peugeot.