Friday, 9 November 2012

Swiss bank to lay off10,000 in restructuring

Swiss bank UBS unveiled plans on Tuesday to fire 10,000 staff and wind downits fixed income business, returning to its private banking roots as it adapts totough capital rules that make it harder to turn a profit from trading.
Zurich-based UBS will focuson wealth management anda smaller investment bank, ditching much of the trading business that ran up$50 billion in losses in the financial crisis.