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UBS AG
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UBS AG

UBS AG is a financial firm and was formed through a merger of the Union Bank of Switzerland and the Swiss Bank Corporation.

It is a wealth manager and investment banking and securities firm. It is also a global asset managers and a does retail and commercial banking in Switzerland. UBS has invested assets of 2.209 trillion Swiss francs, shareholders' equity of 35.310 billion Swiss francs and market capitalization of 95.401 billion Swiss francs.

The bank is present in all major financial centers worldwide, with offices in 50 countries. According to the UBS website in 2004, the bank employs 65,929 people, 40.4% of whom are located in Switzerland, 38.7% in the Americas, 15% in Europe and 5.8% in Asia.