15 septembre 2025|
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|3 months agoUBS Considers US Headquarters Relocation Amid Capital Requirements
Switzerland's largest bank evaluates potential headquarters move to United States as Swiss Senate debates stricter capital requirements for systemic banks.
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- UBS executives, including Chair Colm Kelleher and CEO Sergio Ermotti, allegedly met with Trump administration officials regarding a potential HQ move.
- The Swiss government has proposed 31 measures to tighten regulations on systemically important banks.
- UBS currently manages assets worth over five trillion dollars.
- Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter stated that the threat of UBS departure is 'not new'.
By The Numbers
$5 trillion
Total Assets
$24 billion (CHF 19.1 billion)
Additional Capital Required
$18 billion
Merger Capital Costs
12.5% - 13%
Target CET1 Ratio
They Said
"Resolutely premature to comment on any potential scenario, as well as the responses [that the bank will formulate] to truly punitive and excessive demands."
"It was not up to the Federal Council to determine the location of UBS’s head office."