Global regulatory information

Top five counterparties and venues reports in terms of trading volumes

Below we provide the top five counterparties and venues we relied upon when executing and placing client orders in the market during 2020:

Below we provide the top five counterparties and venues we relied upon when executing and placing client orders in the market during 2019:

If you require further information about our Best Execution and Order Handling policy, please get in touch with your usual UBS Asset Management contact or visit our Contact us page.

UBS Asset Management Switzerland AG and its supervisory authority

UBS Asset Management Switzerland AG is a wholly owned subsidiary of UBS Group AG and is supervised by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA).

Contact FINMA
Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA
Laupenstrasse 27
3003 Bern
Phone: +41 (0)31 327 91 00
Finma contact: https://finma.ch/en/contact/

Ombudsman's office

Ensuring the satisfaction of our clients is our priority. Should we fail to fully meet your expectations, please contact us, so that we can find a way to resolve the issue together. If we are still unable to resolve the issue, you can contact the OFD, a neutral and inexpensive or free information and mediation office. As a general rule, the ombudsman only intervenes after UBS Asset Management received and responded to a written client complaint.

Verein Ombudsstelle
Finanzdienstleister (OFD)
Bleicherweg 10
CH-8002 Zürich

Phone +41 (0)44 562 05 25
E-Mail: ombudsmann@ofdl.ch

Website: www.ofdl.ch

Risk Brochure EN / DE / FR / IT

FIDLEG Info Sheet:EN / DE / FR / IT

Client Classification Change form (Opt-in / Opt-out):EN / DE / FR / IT

Relevant for

UBS AG
Bahnhofstrasse 45, CH-8001 Zürich 
Aeschenvorstadt 1, CH-4002 Basel

UBS Asset Management Switzerland AG
Europaallee 21, CH-8004 Zürich

The sustainability-related disclosures in the financial services sector (EU 2019/2088) requires UBS Asset Management to make certain disclosures on our policies and procedures as well as on the financial products that we offer. Here you can find an overview of these disclosures.

Sustainability risk policy & principle adverse impacts

Below we provide information on how we integrate sustainability risks into the investment process and how we consider principle adverse impacts including due diligence policies, engagement policies & adherence to responsible business codes:

Remuneration policy

Our policy on the integration of sustainability risks into our remuneration process is at UBS Group level, you can find this policy below:

For details on which specific UBS AM entities are subject to SFDR, the extent to which and how they have adopted such policies and procedures please click here.

Under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (EU 2019/2088) (SFDR) we are required to make the following disclosures where one of our non-EU funds is managed by UBS Asset Management in the UK and marketed to EU investors:

1. Integration of Sustainability Risk: Sustainability risks are financial risks that are defined as environmental, social or governance events or conditions that, if they occur, could cause an actual or a potential material negative impact on the value of the investment (art. 2 para. 22 SFDR). UBS believes that sustainability risks may affect the performance of investment portfolios. To enhance the long-term performance of clients' investments, UBS integrates sustainability risk into its investment decision making process where relevant. The integration of sustainability risk is implemented in line with UBS AM’s policies governing the creation of investment research views, portfolio construction and product selection.
2. Remuneration: UBS’s approach to compensation globally is underpinned by the Total Reward Principles, which establish a framework with a focus on conduct and sound risk management practices. Employees are assessed and rewarded for their performance against a range of financial and non-financial goals, including risk management. Where applicable (which may include where UK employees are working on non-EU funds that are marketed into the EU), the risk management goal will include a consideration of sustainability risk. Where sustainability risks form part of an employee’s performance objectives, they are taken into account in the qualitative performance assessment, which, in turn, is one of the factors that determines an employee’s total remuneration.
3. No Consideration of Adverse Impacts of Investment Decisions on Sustainability Factors: UBS Asset Management in the UK do not consider any principal adverse impacts (PAI) of investment decisions on sustainability factors as set out in SFDR and do not currently intend to do so in the future. Considering that the UBS Asset Management UK’s offerings are predominantly targeted at the UK market, and that only some products are marketed to EU investors and/or may consider certain adverse impacts in the investment decision, it would be disproportionate to apply the PAI framework as defined in SFDR at the entity level.

According to the requirements under the Art. 10 SFDR, the financial market participants are required to disclose the information on website for products (including mandates) in scope of Art.8 and Art. 9. Due to the nature of our discretionary mandate offering, which is based on providing tailor-made solutions to our clients, specific information can be found in the Investment Management or Advisory agreement.

However, for further information related to information on the description of the environmental or social characteristics, methodologies used to assess, measure and monitor the environmental or social characteristics or the impact of the sustainable investments selected for the financial product, please refer to the UBS AM Sustainable Investment Policy, and for ESG information on fund level please visit:

This statement has been produced in connection with the legal entity reporting requirements of the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) sourcebook found in the Business Standards section of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Handbook. The ESG Sourcebook contains rules and guidance regarding the disclosure of climate related financial information consistent with the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (the TCFD) Recommendations and Recommended Disclosures. The disclosures are prepared on behalf of 3 legal entities of UBS Group, namely UBS Asset Management Funds Ltd, UBS Asset Management (UK) Ltd, UBS Asset Management Life Ltd, which all form part of Asset Management division in the United Kingdom.