UBS global leadership

Accelerate your business growth

In considering a move to UBS, our leadership in Wealth Management can make all the difference in what you deliver to your clients. UBS stands alone as a global powerhouse that has placed wealth management and its Financial Advisors at its core. Our belief in innovation has kept us at the forefront of the industry for 160 years and has allowed us to serve our clients through good and bad times alike. 

The global resources of UBS combined with your experience as an advisor means that what you bring to clients can be even more personalized, relevant, on-time and seamless.

World-class leadership. Easy access.

UBS’s flat organization structure means that you have access to the people you need at every level of the organization to support your business and clients. Our culture fosters agility and entrepreneurship and encourages advisors to have direct access to senior leadership, portfolio managers and senior product experts. Our goal is to foster a collaborative, congenial culture.

Management at UBS was a large piece for us.
2021 J.P. Morgan recruit

The firm of choice in the US

Our US leaders bring together the firm’s best-in-class resources, talent and capabilities to create and sustain success for UBS’s clients in the Americas. Combining the client focus of a boutique firm with the footprint, strength and expertise of the world’s largest truly global wealth manager, UBS is committed to being the firm of choice for high net worth and ultrahigh net worth clients and the Financial Advisors who serve them.

Spotlight: Jason Chandler

As Head of Wealth Management Americas, Jason leads the wealth management business in the United States and Latin America, consisting of more than 6,000 Financial Advisors and $1.8 trillion in client assets. He is a member of the Global Wealth Management Team and chairs the Wealth Management Americas Management Forum. In his more than 30 years at UBS, Mr. Chandler has held a variety of senior management positions and has been responsible for businesses focused on individual, institutional and corporate clients, including Co-Head of Global Investment Platforms and Solutions where Jason was responsible for the wealth management offering including advisory programs, alternative investments, capital markets, wealth planning and banking solutions. Throughout his career, he has always worked closely with advisors and clients, including leading the US Wealth Management Advisor Group, UBS Canada and UBS International. He also led Private Wealth Management and served as Chairman, UBS Private Bank USA.

Organization aligned with client needs

At the heart of Wealth Management Americas' (WMA’s) offering is a network of roughly 6,000 Financial Advisors working with clients in 400 offices across the United States. They are part of Wealth Management USA (WM USA), which comprises five divisions—the East, Central, West, PWM and UBS-I Divisions, which focus on high net worth and core affluent clients:

stage 1

Private Wealth Management

focuses on ultra high net worth clients, serving individuals and families with +USD $10 million in liquid assets and/or a net worth of +USD 25 million, through a highly personalized approach that leverages the full range of UBS resources worldwide. 

stage 2

UBS International

serves high net worth and ultra high net worth private clients seeking US-based solutions out of offices in New York, California, Florida and Texas.

stage 3

Wealth Advice Center (WAC) 

partners across all WM and PWM Markets to deliver holistic wealth management advice to affluent clients through a team-based model. The WAC serves more than 200,000 clients on a remote basis by a team of 200-plus professionals, including financial advisors and client service associates who leverage UBS’s financial planning-based approach and digital tools.

US map displaying US Wealth Management on the west, Priveate Wealth Management in the North East and UBS International at the tip of Florida.

Worldwide industry recognition

While we’re honored to receive awards from recognized sources, we’re most proud when awards align with our greatest commitment: putting clients first. We consistently strive to stay focused on our clients’ needs and that’s why we’re especially honored by receiving these distinctions.

J.D. Power

  • UBS ranked #1 in Client Satisfaction with Full-Service Wealth Management Firms in the J.D. Power 2022 US Full-Service Investor Satisfaction Study.

UBS received the highest score in the J.D. Power 2022 US Full-Service Investor Satisfaction Study of investors’ satisfaction with fullservice investment firms. The study was conducted between November 2021 and January 2022 and is based on responses from 4,396 investors who make investment decisions with a financial advisor. Eighteen firms receiving 100 or more completed surveys were eligible to be included in the ranking. Visit jdpower.com/ awards for more details. J.D. Power rankings may not be representative of any one client’s experience because it reflects an average of the overall sample and represents only a small percentage of the total number of UBS customers. The ranking is not indicative of future performance. The J.D. Power 2022 US Full-Service Investor Satisfaction Study is independently conducted, and the participating firms do not pay to participate. Use of study results in promotional materials is subject to a license fee.

Euromoney Awards for Excellence

  • World’s best bank for wealth management (2015, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2021)
  • Global Award for Excellence in Wealth Management (2021)
  • Best Global Private Bank (2021)
  • North America’s best bank for wealth management (2017, 2020, 2021)

The Euromoney Awards for Excellence are based on information Q2 of the prior year to Q1 of the award year. UBS paid a license fee for use of the rating.

Euromoney Private Banking and Wealth Management Survey (#1 rankings, peer review basis)

  • Best Global Private Bank (2021)
  • #1 in ESG/ Sustainable Investing (2022)
  • #1 in Philanthropic Advice (2022)

The Euromoney Private Banking and Wealth Management Surveys are based on information from Q4 of the prior year. UBS paid a license fee for use of the rating.

The awards apply to UBS AG which is the parent company of UBS Financial Services Inc. and relates to the strength and capability of the global organization. It does not relate to the quality of our investment advice.

PWM/The Banker Global Private Banking Awards

  • Best Global Private Bank (2017; 2020, 2021, 2023)
  • Best Private Bank for UHNW Clients (2017, 2019)
  • Best Private Bank for Sustainable Investing (2018 – 2020)
  • Best Chief Investment Office in Private Banking (2021, 2023)

The PWM/ The Banker Global Private Banking Awards are based on information from January to December of the prior year and, if relevant, Q1 of the award year. UBS paid a license fee for use of the rating. The awards apply to UBS AG which is the parent company of UBS Financial Services Inc. and relates to the strength and capability

Just your calling up and asking about my experience at UBS—that’s a little check mark for UBS right there. Management cares about FAs.
2022 Merrill Lynch recruit

Put the power of UBS to work for you and your clients

UBS is proud to have built the world’s leading wealth management franchise. We have outstanding and effective thought leadership, a strong investment offering, unmatched client access, some of the best talent in the industry, and a respected brand. With the United States continuing to rank highest on the number of millionaires and billionaires in the world, there’s no question UBS will continue to focus and invest in its US wealth management business.

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