Abstract

Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) is one of the largest investment managers in the world. UBS serves institutional investors and high net-worth individuals by offering a range of products and services including mutual funds, asset management, corporate finance, and estate planning. UBS also provides securities underwriting services, mergers and acquisitions advice and trades in fixed-income products, and foreign exchange. The com-pany faces many risks. These include interest rate risks, currency risks, equity risks, credit risks, liquidity risks and capital adequacy risks. The case outlines the risks and the mechanisms UBS employs to mitigate them.

Learning Objectives

The case is structured to achieve the following Learning Objectives:

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Keywords

UBS, Union Bank of Switzerland, Currency risks, Equity risks, Credit risks, Capital adequacy risks, Interest rate risks, Liquidity risks, Market risk, ERM at Credit Suisse