Your strategic partner for FX

Through the breadth of its market liquidity, product scale and global footprint, UBS has built a strong reputation as the partner of choice for its institutional, retail, corporate and wealth management client base. Most recently, UBS has been evolving its FX trading platform based on four key principles: agility, resilience, scalability and comprehensiveness. The result of this sustained focus has been the development of new trading capabilities.

Global Head of Macro Distribution

Global Head of FX Trading

UBS has built a formidable reputation as a key liquidity provider across institutional, retail, corporate and wealth management domains, leveraging its expansive market liquidity, product scale and global distribution network. UBS's recent acquisition of Credit Suisse has expanded its product offering, increased liquidity, and raised trading limits for key clients, closing market gaps left by Credit Suisse's absence. The bank has also increased its market share in a number of areas by prioritizing investments in electronification.

UBS expanded its FX sales capabilities by leveraging cutting-edge tools and platforms to enhance operational efficiency and client engagement. Adrian Boehler, global head of macro distribution: "The explosive growth we have seen in parts of our franchise – such as wealth management, for instance – is very much driven by the fact that we are using technology and data to deliver high-quality low-touch service at scale."
 

UBS has increased its investment and development of leading FX technology builds notably over the past three years, especially since its recent acquisition of Credit Suisse, with a number of significant innovations having been brought to market this year. Ciara Quinlan, head of principal e-trading, says: "Investment in advanced trading, pricing and platform innovation has enabled the seamless integration of Credit Suisse client flows. Despite the complexity of system integration and client migration, we delivered a smooth transition without the disruption, demonstrating the strength and resilience of our FX platform and positioning us for rapid future growth."

UBS has continued to evolve the FX offering on its UBS Neo platform over the past four years, with the bank making significant strategic investments. “We focused on expanding the range and depth of currencies offered, improving our pricing performance and developing our unique suite of FX analysis.” Stephan Hoeger, Global Head of eFX Distribution.

"Our clients greatly value our longstanding commitment to provide robust FX spot liquidity during all market conditions. The recent episodes of volatility have highlighted the stability and scalability of the UBS FX platform. Our continuous investment has allowed us to expand into additional currencies.” Paul Buttenmueller, Global Head of eFX trading.

UBS’s acquisition of Credit Suisse boosted its capabilities in the Swiss FX market. Already a dominant player in Switzerland, the deal allowed the bank to offer a comprehensive range of FX services to a larger, more diverse client base. It also enabled it to deepen its expertise, particularly in the Swiss franc, where client demand for specialized insights is growing.