(RTTNews.com) - UBS AG (UBS) said it is issuing $2 billion of subordinated loss-absorbing non-dilutive notes. The notes, which would qualify as tier 2 capital under Basel III standards and have a maturity of 10 years with an optional call at year 5, ...

http://www.nasdaq.com/article/ubs-issues-20-bln-basel-iii-compliant-loss-absorbing-notes-20120222-00018

Enlarge image UBS Turning Whistleblower in Libor Probe Puts Pressure UBS Turning Whistleblower in Libor Probe Puts Pressure Gianluca Colla/Bloomberg Based on UBS's disclosures, regulators in Canada have alleged that banks communicated with each other ...

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-21/ubs-turning-whistleblower-in-libor-probe-pressures-rivals.html

HONG KONG, Feb 20 — Swiss investment bank UBS faces a 10-fold rent increase in the world's most expensive city for office space, as the main lease on its Hong Kong offices nears its end. The bank has enjoyed a sweetheart, 10-year lease on space in Two ...

http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/business/article/hong-kong-headache-ubs-faces-10-fold-rent-increase

17 (Bloomberg) -- UBS AG's $2 billion of contingent capital notes, which help meet regulator demands that lenders strengthen themselves against losses, tumbled since Switzerland's biggest bank sold the notes two days ago. The 10-year securities, ...

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-02-17/ubs-s-2-billion-of-contingent-capital-notes-fall-after-sale.html

16 (Bloomberg) -- UBS AG, Switzerland's biggest bank, sought immunity from prosecution by Canadian regulators probing a potential conspiracy to rig the price of derivatives globally, three people with knowledge of the inquiry said.

http://news.businessweek.com/article.asp?documentKey=1376-LZG9ZT0YHQ0X01-6NVOCFJJCRR3TAO1GD41HNST4E

Enlarge image Morgan Stanley, UBS May Be Cut Up to 3 Levels by Moody's Morgan Stanley, UBS May Be Cut Up to 3 Levels by Moody's Scott Eells/Bloomberg A pigeon flies past Morgan Stanley headquarters in New York, US UBS AG, Credit Suisse Group AG (CSGN) ...

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-15/bank-firm-ratings-may-be-cut-by-moody-s.html

By ART PATNAUDE LONDON—Swiss bank UBS AG on Tuesday was preparing to sell a loss-absorbing bond, the most recent test of investor appetite for a type of debt that regulators hope will help eliminate taxpayer-led bailouts for struggling banks.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204795304577222660449740178.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

By Walter Bieri, AP The logo of Swiss Bank UBS on Zurich's Bahnhofstrasse, Switzerland in 2008 . The nation has many banks with clients from around the world whose identities are kept secret. By Walter Bieri, AP The logo of Swiss Bank UBS on Zurich's ...

http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/story/2012-02-13/going-offshore-to-bank/53071810/1

13 (Bloomberg) -- Origin Energy Ltd., the Australian company building a liquefied natural gas project in Queensland with ConocoPhillips, may raise more than $4.5 billion should it dispose of its entire stake in the venture, according to UBS AG.

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-02-12/origin-energy-may-raise-4-5-billion-selling-lng-stake-ubs-says.html

In a note from this week, UBS economist Stephane Deo asks: Is Greece (already) printing its own money? Deo centers on two areas: The first is the expanding balance sheet of the Greek central bank via the ELA (Emergency Liquidity Assistance) a scheme by ...

http://www.businessinsider.com/ubs-asks-has-greece-already-been-printing-quasi-drachmas-2012-2

The following is an analysis of UBS O'Connor LLC as of Dec. 31, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Feb. 10. Top Positions by Market Value Company Name Ticker Market Value Current Change (USD $) Position In Position ...

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-10/ubs-o-connor-llc-holdings-in-4th-quarter-13f-alert.html

By Katharina Bart | ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss bank UBS (UBSN.VX) (UBS.N) sought to distance itself from a US investigation of rival Swiss private banks on Thursday, saying that it did not hand over data on rival banks directly to US officials when it ...

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/09/us-usa-tax-ubs-idUSTRE8181L620120209

9 (Bloomberg) -- Tao Wang, China economist at UBS AG, talks about the nation's economy and central bank monetary policy. China's inflation unexpectedly rebounded in January as a weeklong holiday boosted spending and food-price gains accelerated.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/ubss-wang-expects-downward-trend-in-chinas-inflation/2012/02/08/gIQACIeG0Q_video.html

By JULIA WERDIGIER UBS, the largest Swiss bank, said on Tuesday that its fourth-quarter profit had slumped 76 percent from a year earlier, as money entering its wealth management unit did not make up for a loss in investment banking.

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/02/07/ubs-profit-falls-on-european-debt-crisis/

Enlarge image UBS Reports 76% Drop in Quarterly Profit UBS Reports 76% Drop in Quarterly Profit Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg A tram passes the headquarters of UBS AG bank in Zurich, Switzerland. UBS AG (UBSN), Switzerland's biggest bank, ...

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-07/ubs-reports-76-drop-in-quarterly-profit-investment-bank-loss.html

Kweku Adoboli, a former UBS AG trader, was denied bail at a London criminal court on the same day UK regulators formalized their enforcement action of the unauthorized trading for which the bank claims he's responsible. The bail application Feb.

http://news.businessweek.com/article.asp?documentKey=1376-LYU49J1A74E901-5IAL60BPN7SKEV1RNTKPK5PHNB

Having passed out 25 years back, the alumni of University Business School at Panjab University relived memories at the alumni meet held today. Amidst endless banter about the days spent in the varsity, the old students recalled the times they spent ...

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/ubs-1986-batch-holds-reunion-in-varsity/908095/

The Swiss Competition Commission, or Comco, said Friday it is investigating UBS, Credit Suisse Group and 10 other financial institutions over allegations they colluded to manipulate market interest rates in London and Tokyo, part of a wider probe by ...

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203711104577200401642180544.html

(RTTNews.com) - Swiss banking giant UBS AG (UBS) on Friday said its Board of Directors would nominate Beatrice Weder di Mauro and Isabelle Romy for election as new members of the Board at the annual general meeting of shareholders on May 3.

http://www.nasdaq.com/article/ubs-to-nominate-beatrice-weder-di-mauro-isabelle-romy-to-board---update-20120203-00022

US Steel (NYSE: X)'s stock had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by investment analysts at UBS AG (NYSE: UBS) in a note issued to investors on Wednesday. Separately, analysts at Barclays Capital (NYSE: BCS) raised their price target on shares of US Steel ...

http://www.localizedusa.com/2012/02/01/ubs-ag-ubs-analysts-reaffirm-a-buy-rating-on-u-s-steel-x/

31 (Bloomberg) -- Three ex-UBS AG clients, including two who ran venture capital firms, were indicted on charges of hiding millions of dollars in assets from US tax authorities through the use of secret offshore accounts. Stephen M. Kerr and Michael ...

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-01-31/three-ubs-clients-accused-of-hiding-offshore-money-from-irs.html

31 (Bloomberg) -- Kweku Adoboli, the former UBS AG trader who is accused of causing the largest loss from unauthorized trading in British history, pleaded not guilty to fraud and false accounting. Adoboli, dressed in a gray suit and blue tie, ...

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-01-31/ubs-foreclosure-accord-commerzbank-mf-global-in-court-news.html

By DEBORAH BALL and DAVID ENRICH DAVOS, Switzerland—British and Swiss regulators are likely to begin enforcement proceedings against Swiss bank UBS AG for shortcomings that allowed a London trader to make unauthorized trades last year, according to ...

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204652904577190643765161040.html

By Ashley Lau (Reuters) - UBS Americas Wealth Management said on Friday it hired at least 14 veteran Merrill Lynch brokers who in total managed more than $2 billion in client assets at Merrill. The new hires come shortly after Reuters reported that UBS ...

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/27/us-ubs-financial-hires-idUSTRE80Q1XH20120127

27 (Bloomberg) -- UBS AG, Switzerland's biggest bank, said that Eduardo Centola, head of investment banking in Brazil, has left after 15 months at the firm. Lywal Salles, chairman and chief executive officer of the bank's business in Brazil, ...

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-01-26/ubs-s-brazil-investment-bank-chief-eduardo-centola-leaves-firm.html