31 July 2009

A model for low carbon growth?

At the G8 meeting in July, the world's richest nations pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050 - a necessary target to avoid catastrophic climate change, but one that raises the question - how?

Senior Scientific Advisor to UBS, Sir David King, tackles this thorny issue in the third edition of King's Comment, 'A model for low carbon growth?' Against the backdrop of his recent World Forum on Enterprise and the Environment, Sir David looks at how some companies are already reaping the benefits of decarbonizing our economy and explores how such actions are consistent with global economic recovery.

Visit the Sir David King website for more information.

Credit where credit is due

UBS Delta was recently named as the best product for risk management, as well as for pricing and analytics, in Credit magazine's annual European Credit Awards. The firm's portfolio analytics platform, UBS Delta, is a web-based tool used by clients to solve a range of problems - from how to manage risk in complex portfolios to exploring the potential outcomes of entering into new asset classes - and its strength lies in ongoing innovation.

The Credit Awards are the only awards in the industry based entirely on the views of buy-side participants in the market. Over 450 investors voted in this year's poll.

Credit Awards 2009 - UBS Delta (pdf)

DMA and Algorithmic trading now available in Israel

UBS is now one of the first broker-deals to offer direct electronic equities trading in Israel. With the latest electronic trading venue, clients can quickly and efficiently send electronic orders direct to the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) from their own execution or order management systems, including UBS Pinpoint. The latest offering gives clients increased control over orders, faster execution, greater transparency and a lower cost of trading. The launch of DMA and algorithmic trading in Israel follows on recent launches in Emerging Europe and the Middle East, including Turkey, Greece, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland.

UBS shines in Euromoney's annual Awards for Excellence

UBS was named as Best Investment Bank in Switzerland as well as taking the awards for Best Investment Bank in Germany and Best M&A House in Africa. The country awards recognize institutions that Euromoney believes demonstrate leadership, innovation and momentum in the markets in which they excel. For the past 17 years, Euromoney has singled out the outstanding institutions in finance through their annual Awards for Excellence. The full results and commentary are available here.

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