NEW YORK, April 19, 2024--UBS today announced that Private Wealth Advisors James Herring and John Gaffney will be joining the firm in New York City. At the conclusion of their respective notice periods, James and John will join the UBS Manhattan Market and will be based in the firm’s 299 Park Ave Private Wealth Management office, managed by Chris Amo and Bob Sorrentino.
SEATTLE, April 19, 2024--UBS Wealth Management USA announced today that 43 Financial Advisors from the firm’s Pacific Northwest Market, which spans across the four states of Alaska, Montana, Oregon and Washington, have been named to the Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors list for 2024.
UBS is shutting down some of its China private funds business and will lay off one-third of the staff as the Swiss bank cuts operating costs in the country, said three sources with direct knowledge of the matter. UBS will shut up to 17 of its equity and bond private funds and return the money to the investors, out of 19 funds launched since the private fund management unit started in 2016, said two of the three sources. In China, private funds are equivalent to hedge funds and private equity funds, serving high net worth and institutional investors.