What are corporate actions?

Corporate actions are capital market transactions. It’s worth noting the difference between “mandatory corporate actions” and “voluntary corporate actions.” Mandatory corporate actions are capital market transactions without options (e.g. par value repayments, mergers, name changes). Voluntary corporate actions are capital market transactions with options (e.g. repurchase offers, capital increases, optional dividends).

The corporate actions tool in E-Banking lets you issue instructions for capital market transactions with options. You can issue instructions for a capital market transaction if you hold corporate securities in a UBS custody account.