Asset Management
Help solve global investment challenges and drive optimal investment performance for clients across the globe.
We offer world-class capabilities – from active to
passive, across traditional and alternatives –
providing best in class investment products and
innovative solutions to our clients, who range
from large institutions and wholesale
intermediaries to wealth management clients. And
with a commitment to sustainable investing which
spans over 20 years, they benefit from our deep
expertise in creating solutions which enables them
to align their investment goals with their
sustainability objectives.
Our Asset Management team of around 3,500 experts – including portfolio managers and product specialists across traditional and alternative asset classes, client relationship managers, analysts and risk managers – work together to serve our clients.
You will be able to benefit from exposure to the full breadth of our global platform as we draw on our world-class capabilities and the unique perspective that each member of our team provides to create the solutions our clients need. It is this connected approach and diversity of thought that leads to great results for our clients and our firm.
When joining our team, you will be working on driving the solutions to the investment challenges of the future. Does this interest you? If so, whatever team you join, opportunities to learn and share new thinking are unlimited. We welcome diverse mindsets, so whether you have a background in finance, data, tech, law or history, you can find your place with us. All we look for is a questioning mind, curiosity for the investment world and a desire to deliver a best-in-class client service.
You can read more about the services we offer clients here.
The broad range of investment management services we offer to clients, translates into many different career pathways. You could join us in any of the following types of roles :
- Portfolio manager - responsible for managing investment portfolios for our clients. This involves defining and implementing the investment strategy, constructing the portfolio, and trading and managing the portfolio to meet investment objectives.
- Research analyst - collect information, perform research and analyze assets, such as stocks, bonds, currencies and commodities. Research analysts often focus on specific niches to become experts in their chosen fields, such as a particular industry, a geographical region or a specific asset class.
- Investment specialists - an investment specialist supports client and sales activities for a specific asset class or capability (e.g. hedge funds, or equities) while interacting with prospects and clients when necessary, in close alignment with our client relationship managers.
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Client relationship
- a client relationship manager is
responsible for promoting UBS asset
management products and solutions, such as
mandates and funds, to institutional and
wholesale clients through internal and
external channels.
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Product specialist
- responsible for specialist expertise in
highly technical areas. This includes the
evaluation, development and implementation
of a solution, product or strategy
indirectly for UBS or directly for UBS
clients.
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Real estate asset manager
- responsible for developing, communicating
and supervising the operating strategy for
an assigned portfolio of properties,
managing assets and realizing the portfolio
strategy to maximize investment performance
and value.
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Project manager
- responsibility for the timely
implementation of defined project objectives
in line with quality standards and
budgets.
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Business management
- ensuring smooth day-to-day business
operations and the implementation and
development of business-wide action plans
and key initiatives.
We look after USD 1.1 trillion invested assets (as
of 31 March 2021).
We have over 3,000 clients across the world
including sovereign institutions, central banks,
supranational corporations, pension funds,
insurers and charities, wholesale intermediaries,
financial institutions and private clients.
With around 3,400 people, we are based in the US and Spain and have a global footprint, with a presence in the largest established and fastest growing markets.
We are a leading fund house in Europe, the largest mutual fund manager in Spain and top foreign firm in China.
Sustainability and impact investing is becoming an increasingly key area for our clients. Their investment goals and sustainability objectives go hand-in-hand.
We achieved A/A+ ratings from UNPRI across all assessment modules including A+ for Strategy and Governance, and for Stewardship activities in August 2020.
We’re a leading foreign asset manager in China, ranked number one by Broadridge, and number two by Z-Ben, as of April 2020.
The Chief Investment Officer Asset Management and Servicing Awards ranked us as the Best Emerging Markets Manager in December, 2019.
Largest Mutual Fund Manager in Spain, according to Morningstar / Swiss Fund Data FundFlows in December 2019.
Broadridge also ranked us as the Fastest Riser for Distinction in Marketing and Sales Services, back in September 2019.
In March 2020, the HFM InvestHedge Billion Dollar Club ranked us as the Second Largest Fund of Hedge Funds globally.
And most recently, in August 2020 we were recognised in China with Golden Bull Awards for two of our offshore China Funds.