Ubs Asset Management (Americas) Inc. (New York)

Ubs Asset Management (Americas) provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and selection of other advisers. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Ubs Asset Management (Americas): assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Ubs Asset Management (Americas) Inc. is $179.44 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 19% since the beginning of its operation, and $53.16 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $158.15 billion in discretionary accounts and $21.29 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $9.9 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $1.77 billion.

Ubs Asset Management (Americas) has custody of $4.26 billion in cash and securities for 6 clients in total and acts as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in government bonds the most. They account for 24% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is state and local bonds, which make up 22% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in exchange traded securities form 15% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Ubs Asset Management (Americas) Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, and performance-based fees. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Ubs Asset Management (Americas) serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, insurance companies, investment companies, charitable organizations, other investment advisers, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, banking or thrift institutions, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, state or municipal government entities, and sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions. The largest group of clients of Ubs Asset Management (Americas) is pooled investment vehicles with 146 clients and $53.67 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Ubs Asset Management (Americas) has the 3rd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $173.39 billion for 15,982 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 1% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Ubs Asset Management (Americas) also advises several private funds. Namely, six liquidity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $1,000,000 to $99,000,000.

Careers at Ubs Asset Management (Americas) Inc.

The company employs 389 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 50 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 20 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 5 people with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Direct owners and executive officers

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 3 indirect owners.

Based in New York

The principal office where Ubs Asset Management (Americas) Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 1285 Avenue Of The Americas, New York, NY 10019, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Chicago, IL. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-821-3000 or by fax 212-882-5370. The normal business hours are 8:00-5:00 on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at ubs.com.

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