15 June, 2004

UBS tops Global Portfolio Trading Survey

One hundred Pan European buyside dealers have decisively voted UBS as the top ranked provider of Global Portfolio Trading Services according to the Financial News survey.

Jennifer Berg, Global Head of Portfolio Trading, commented, "The portfolio trading business is hyper-competitive and buyside dealers are under ever increasing scrutiny and performance pressure. Our portfolio team has worked hard to engage our clients. Using sophisticated technology and analytical tools, we provide solutions unique to each transaction. In this vein, we deliver flexibility and consistency."

Financial News, commented, “This has certainly been a bumper year for UBS in terms of European Equity Research, sales and trading. The Swiss bank has won almost every award available from analyst accuracy to sales trading”.

14 June, 2004

UBS continues its dominance of the Thomson Extel Survey for the fourth year

The Thomson Extel Survey, announced last week, confirmed UBS's positions as the leading brokerage firm overall for Economics & Strategy Research. UBS's Fixed Income strategy team topped the poll for the fourth consecutive year providing further evidence that the international fund management community continues to acknowledge the premier service offered by UBS.

UBS also ranked No.1 in a number of other Strategy and Economics categories including EMEA Strategy & Macro, UK Gilts, Quantative/Database Analysis and Valuations & Accounting. UBS was also named among the top three brokerage firms for Fixed Income Technical Analysis (No.2), Index Analysis (No.2), European Economics (No.2) and Pan-European Market Strategy (No.3).

10 June, 2004

UBS continues its dominance of the Thomson Extel Survey for the fourth year

UBS Investment Bank has been ranked first for Pan-European Equity Research in Thomson Extel Survey 2004 for the fourth consecutive year. The survey also places UBS first for Pan European Equity Sales and Trading & Execution - awards UBS has won every year since their inception in 2002.

UBS achieved a total of 29 awards with the UBS Media Research Team ranked second in the sector team category, a rise of seven places from last year. In addition, David Jessop, UBS analyst for Quantitative & Portfolio Strategy was named this year’s ‘Rising Star Analyst’.

Michael Oertli, Head of European Equity Research, commented, “We are extremely pleased that UBS has been ranked number one for a phenomenal fourth year. This result highlights the breadth of our research product and further demonstrates our continued commitment to the provision of innovative and thoughtful research.”

4 June, 2004

UBS named leader in the industry by Global Custodian's Prime Brokerage Survey.

UBS bolstered its prime brokerage business significantly in 2003 with the acquisition of ABN AMRO, and now Global Custodian, a key trade publication for the prime brokerage industry, has recognized UBS as a leader in the industry in its annual Prime Brokerage Survey. The results, which leverage the strengths of both groups, show UBS as best in class in all seven service areas for the small hedge funds sector among many other awards.

"The survey results show that our clients have validated our claim that UBS Hedge Fund Services helps hedge funds launch successfully and supplies sophisticated products and incremental service to funds as they grow," said Alex Ehrlich, Global Head, Hedge Fund Services.

Surveys were completed by 1,336 hedge funds worldwide with more than 60% of respondents in the US. Survey results are based on three primary factors: scores, respondent comments and market presence, including size, sophistication and nature of the client base.

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