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.

Organization aligned with client needs

They are part of Wealth Management USA (WM USA), which comprises six regional divisions—Northeast, Southeast, West, and Central, UBS International, and the Wealth Advice Center (WAC), 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.

six divisional regions

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.

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

UBS has a slew of additional accolades we’re proud of, including:

    • 100 Best Companies (Seramount, 2024)*
    • Best Companies for Multicultural Women (Seramount, 2024)*
    • Leader in LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion – Equality 100 Award (Human Rights Campaign, 2023)
    • 5-star employer – VETS Indexes Employer Awards (VETS Indexes, 2024)
    • America’s Top Women Wealth Advisors (Forbes/SHOOK Top Women Wealth Advisors, 2023)
    • Winner of Early Talent Awards (Handshake, 2024)

    *The Seramount rating is based on information from December of the prior year. UBS paid a license fee for use of the rating. For more information on third party rating methodologies, please visit ubs.com/us/en/designation-disclosures

    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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