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Registered Rep. August 31, 2010 John Aidan Byrne	UBS Beefs Up Alt Investments for Risk Reduction Jerry Pascucci, a former Morgan Stanley Smith Barney executive, is joining UBS Wealth Management Americas on September 7 as head of alternative investments, according to an internal memo obtained by Registered Rep.
Registered Rep. March 7, 2003 Ross Tucker	Gomez Ranks SSB Web Site Tops for Advisors Salomon Smith Barney retained the top spot in a ranking of brokerage Web sites from Gomez Inc.
Registered Rep. February 7, 2012 John Aidan Byrne	UBS' U.S. Brokerage Boosts Profits, Boasts Most Productive Advisors Despite global market conditions that lowered asset-based fees and transaction-based income, UBS Wealth Management Americas ended 2011 on firmer footing, earning $573 million for the year on revenues of $5.96 billion.
Registered Rep. February 6, 2003 Ross Tucker	UBS Continues to Attract Talent UBS PaineWebber recently lured six more high-producing reps into its fold, offering further evidence that the firm is engaged in one of the Street's most vigorous recruiting campaigns.
Registered Rep. September 3, 2010 John Aidan Byrne	UBS Hires Four HNW Advisors The latest hires by UBS Wealth Management Americas reflect its goal of attracting business from the ultra rich in mostly major metropolitan markets in the United States.
Registered Rep. April 1, 2005	Comings & Goings UBS has brought in two top-producing advisors... Bank of America's global wealth and investment management division has named executives... etc.
Registered Rep. March 15, 2010 John Aidan Byrne	McCann Is the Man at UBS; Name Change to PaineWebber? The much-anticipated revival plan for UBS Wealth Management Americas will cap off a series of recent organizational changes garnering support from an important constituency: advisors at the beleaguered brokerage.
Registered Rep. April 14, 2010 John Aidan Byrne	UBS Retail Brokerage Nearing a Turnaround? Client asset withdrawals have slowed at the embattled U.S. wealth management business of UBS where, in a positive sign to investors, it reported much stronger first quarter pre-tax profit than previously expected.
Registered Rep. May 4, 2010 John Aidan Byrne	UBS Client Asset Outflows Slow in Q1 Improving market conditions softened the blow as total client assets hit $721.6 billion in the brokerage unit of the Swiss banking giant.
Registered Rep. July 1, 2005 Kristen French	Apres Purcell--Le Spinoff? Now that Morgan Stanley's CEO has given up, the future of the old Dean Witter organization is in question. Morgan Stanley remains under pressure to improve profitability and its stock price.
Registered Rep. March 30, 2010 John Aidan Byrne	Waiting on McCann's Plan for UBS It won't be announced this week or next; instead UBS is eying an announcement in mid-April or later, people familiar with the matter told us.
The Motley Fool September 25, 2007 Selena Maranjian	Chinese Brokerages Are Opening Up China is now ready to permit foreign investment in its brokerage houses. Companies we might see making such investments include Morgan Stanley, UBS, and Citigroup.
Registered Rep. May 27, 2004 David A. Gaffen	High-End Investment Advice Grows Globally The private banking industry is growing at a level not seen since the late 1990s, reflecting not only an increase in the market but also an influx of new money into these firms.
Registered Rep. July 28, 2010 John Aidan Byrne	UBS Brokerage Unit Turning the Corner? The "turning point" in client fund outflows is about to appear for UBS Wealth Management Americas.
Registered Rep. May 31, 2013 Megan Leonhardt	Sizing Up the Street In the latest earnings cycle, here's how the wirehouses stacked up.
BusinessWeek July 25, 2005 Stanley Reed	The Master Of Zurich How Peter Wuffli turned around UBS- and brought the glory days back to Swiss banking.
Registered Rep. March 16, 2012 John Aidan Byrne	UBS Betting Big On Asia UBS Wealth Management will embark on a global expansion outside the U.S., announcing yesterday it will hire another 500 advisers in the fast-growing emerging markets and Asia Pacific regions.
Registered Rep. July 10, 2007 John Churchill	With Wuffli Out, What Next for UBS? A Wealth Management Surge in the USA Peter Wuffli was replaced as CEO of UBS last week after the firm realized millions of dollars in losses in an internal hedge fund.
Registered Rep. November 6, 2002 Ross Tucker	Managed Account Assets Slide in Q3; Improvement Seen in Q4 Separately managed account assets dropped 5.6 percent to $392.57 billion for the third quarter from $415.86 billion in the previous quarter, according to The Money Management Institute (MMI). But at least one industry insider sees business improving this quarter.
Registered Rep. November 1, 2004 John Churchill	Exodus At UBS? This month, the contingent of PaineWebber brokers who remained at UBS following the 2000 merger will receive the final installment of their post-merger retention bonuses, perhaps triggering a mini-exodus of brokers come the first of the year.
Registered Rep. November 12, 2002 Rick Weinberg	UBS PaineWebber to Hire 500 Brokers UBS PaineWebber Chairman Joseph Grano announced that the firm is going to hire up to 500 brokers during the next year.
Registered Rep. March 1, 2007	Gorman Gets It An interview with Morgan Stanley's James Gorman about the improvement in morale at the firm, what it took to get brokers turned around, what he still needs to accomplish and how Morgan is different from the rest of its Wall Street peers.
Registered Rep. May 1, 2006 John Churchill	UBS Bellies Up to the Acquisition Table With the cost of recruiting and training soaring, firms continue to turn to acquisitions. The recent purchase by UBS of Piper Jaffray's brokerage unit won't be the last as competition for clients and their assets continues to intensify.
Registered Rep. December 11, 2002 Rick Weinberg	PaineWebber Cuts Bonuses, Expense Accounts Brokers at UBS PaineWebber received a double hit of bad news this week in this tough time for brokerages. Not only were they informed that the bonuses they receive for bringing in new assets were being cut, but expense accounts are being trimmed as well.
Registered Rep. August 26, 2009 David A. Geracioti	Is McCann Close to a Deal with UBS? Bloomberg is reporting that Bob McCann, the former head of Merrill Lynch's brokerage unit, is nearing a deal with his old employer that will allow him to take a job running UBS's wealth management unit.
On Wall Street February 1, 2012	Who's News New hires for Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, UBS Wealth Management, and Raymond James.
Registered Rep. May 28, 2009 John Churchill	Big Brands Fall Out of Favor With Wealthy A survey released yesterday of the nation's wealthiest individuals reveals that wealth management's biggest, most powerful brands -- including UBS, Wachovia, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs -- have lost a lot of credibility with their target audience.
Registered Rep. August 6, 2010 John Aidan Byrne	UBS Advisors Welcome Mortgage Rollout Financial advisors at UBS Wealth Management Americas closely watched this week as the U.S. brokerage rolled out plans to sell more of its own mortgage and lending products through its retail brokerage force.
Registered Rep. April 26, 2011 John Aidan Byrne	UBS Wealth Management Unit Improves Performance UBS Wealth Management Americas, rising from the ashes of its well-publicized disasters, had something to crow about this latest quarter (Q1 2011)
The Motley Fool May 4, 2007 Tom Taulli	UBS Trims Its Hedge Stung by poor performance, the firm closes a key hedge fund.
Registered Rep. November 9, 2010 Kristen French	UBS Hires Three From Morgan Stanley As Recruiting Wars Intensify The war for talent is as fierce as ever, with some firms like UBS issuing a press release every time they make a big new hire.
The Motley Fool August 13, 2008 Alex Dumortier	Is UBS Calling the End of Universal Banks? UBS is reversing its "one bank" strategy by giving increased autonomy to its three businesses: Investment Banking, Wealth Management, and Asset Management.
Registered Rep. October 5, 2011 John Aidan Byrne	UBS Says Headhunters Playing Dirty, Unfairly Smearing the Firm Despite extensive media coverage describing nervous financial advisors and clients at the firm, insiders contend that much of this unflattering coverage is over-the-top.
Registered Rep. October 26, 2010 John Aidan Byrne	UBS Stops the Bleeding, Adds Retail Client Assets Clients assets at UBS Wealth Management Americas outpaced withdrawals in its latest third-quarter results, a singular achievement last reported by the brokerage unit in the first quarter of 2009.
Registered Rep. June 1, 2009 David Geracioti	Can You Say, "Morgan Stanley Smith Barney?" The Joint Venture Launches Today The deal merging Citi's brokerage (Smith Barney) with Morgan Stanley's Global Wealth Management Group is closed -- ahead of schedule.
Registered Rep. February 1, 2006 Kevin Burke	Hired and Fired Up The biggest brokerage businesses are showing that even in a modest market upswing they now have in place a strategy for delivering stronger and steadier sales and earnings growth.
Registered Rep. March 1, 2005 John Churchill	Earnings Forecast: Clouds Give Way to Sun The past year's earnings troubles belie the brokerage industry's sunny prospects for 2005. For advisors, the industry's recent troubles have translated into fewer jobs, but many firms are recruiting aggressively again.
Registered Rep. March 9, 2011 Kristen French	Morgan Stanley Cutting 200-300 FAs And Trainees The firm's wealth management division, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, should end the quarter with about 17,800 advisors, still the largest brokerage force in the U.S. by headcount.
The Motley Fool August 16, 2006 Alex Dumortier	No Swiss Miss at UBS The world's largest wealth manager, UBS AG, reported second-quarter earnings that pleased shareholders. Are there any clouds that threaten this Swiss banker's sunny day?
Registered Rep. April 1, 2007	Comings & Goings Charles Schwab Corporation has named Walt Bettinger president and chief operating officer... UBS hired Greg Jones as head of diversity for UBS Wealth Management... etc.
Registered Rep. July 21, 2010 Jerry Gleeson	Assets, Advisors Decline at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney in Q2 Morgan Stanley is making continued progress on its integration with Smith Barney, but declines in assets and headcount suggest it may be feeling the pain of client and advisor departures.
Registered Rep. October 1, 2002	Warm Bodies Brokerages ranked by number of reps.
Registered Rep. February 21, 2007 John Churchill	Smith Barney Comp Pleasant Surprise Judging from initial reports from reps, the written version of the new plan is an improvement from the prior version -- a plan many reps equated to a pay cut despite the firm's insistence that it was "revenue neutral."
Registered Rep. November 18, 2005 Kristen French	Smith Barney Cuts Pay for Smaller Brokers The new pay scale was announced to brokers internally in October and will take effect in January.
On Wall Street August 1, 2010	Who's News UBS Wealth Management Americas announces several new hires... Wells Fargo hires Stephen Zahka from Merrill Lynch and Jeremiah McNamara from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney...
The Motley Fool July 19, 2006 Selena Maranjian	Find the Right Broker When it comes to handling your investments, one size doesn't fit all. Shop around.
Registered Rep. September 6, 2006 John Churchill	UBS Buys Another Brokerage With the ink still drying on its deal to purchase Piper Jaffray's brokerage arm, Swiss firm UBS announced today it will now buy Cleveland-based McDonald Investments, KeyCorp's brokerage unit.
Registered Rep. March 3, 2006 Halah Tourylai	Third Wirehouse Coughs Up Millions In Overtime Cases Yesterday, Morgan Stanley became the third wirehouse, after Merrill Lynch and UBS, to settle class action suits with California brokers over overtime pay in the past seven months -- the second in three weeks.
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