UBS Named Among Top Nuclear Weapons Industry Investors

Swiss bank UBS identified as 9th largest non-US investor in nuclear weapons manufacturers, with investments totaling $2.5 billion according to ICAN report.

Key Takeaways

UBS ranks as the 9th largest non-US investor in nuclear weapons manufacturers.
The number of financial institutions funding nuclear weapons producers dropped by 27 in one year.
Switzerland has not yet joined the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
A group of over 130 investor institutions supports the nuclear ban treaty.

By The Numbers

$2.5 billion

UBS investment in shares/bonds

$3 billion

UBS loans and subscriptions

$513 billion

Total value of holdings/bonds

260

Number of investing institutions

They Said

"This situation shows the power of the treaty to make these inhumane and indiscriminate weapons inhuman."
— Melissa Parke

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Sources & References

UBS among leading non-US investors in nuclear weapons producers, says study

SWI swissinfo.ch

Key Takeaways

UBS ranks as the 9th largest non-US investor in nuclear weapons manufacturers.
The number of financial institutions funding nuclear weapons producers dropped by 27 in one year.
Switzerland has not yet joined the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
A group of over 130 investor institutions supports the nuclear ban treaty.