UBS Wealth Management Americas and UBS Asset Management Launch Outsourced Chief Investment Officer Program

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- UBS Wealth Management Americas (WMA), and UBS Asset Management, divisions of UBS Group AG, today launched UBS Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO), a new service to address the needs of institutional clients and those who serve on investment committees at institutions such as religious organizations, pension funds, foundations, endowments, alumni associations and charities. This program combines UBS's consulting experience and investment heritage, providing clients the ability to retain portfolio oversight while delegating investing decisions to experienced managers.

"Outsourcing investment decisions to a knowledgeable and dedicated discretionary consultant, rather than relying on those within the organization who have differing responsibilities, can better help organizations accomplish their missions," said Peter Prunty, head of UBS Institutional Consulting. "UBS OCIO has the institutional skills and asset management expertise to work on behalf of clients to help them achieve their investment goals, giving clients more time to focus on their organization's objectives."

"In partnering with our colleagues in Wealth Management Americas to deliver a compelling OCIO offering, we are focused on enabling clients to concentrate on what matters to them and their organization," said Frank van Etten, Head of Client Solutions for UBS Asset Management. "We have complemented the institutional offering of a global asset management organization with the accessibility of a local financial advisor who understands each particular client's needs."

The OCIO program combines UBS Institutional Consulting's three decades of experience servicing pensions, foundations and endowments with UBS Asset Management's 30-plus year history of customizing investment solutions and expertise in asset allocation. Institutional Consultants work with clients to understand an organization's objectives, risk tolerances, liquidity needs and other considerations, then help clients prepare a strategy. By working with clients to craft an investment policy statement that reflects their objectives, Institutional Consultants help ensure that investment decisions align with an organization's mission.

The improved governance and shared fiduciary responsibility that OCIO provides can help clients better manage risk. OCIO also moves many administrative burdens from the client to UBS through a disciplined process that keeps clients focused on results. In addition, Institutional Consultants deliver regular performance reports and economic and market intelligence to help keep clients updated and on track.

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About UBS Wealth Management Americas

UBS Wealth Management Americas is one of the leading wealth managers in the Americas in terms of financial advisor productivity and invested assets. It provides advice-based solutions and banking services through financial advisors who deliver a fully integrated set of products and services specifically designed to address the needs of ultra-high net worth and high net worth individuals and families. It includes the domestic U.S. and Canadian business as well as the international business booked in the U.S.

The UBS Institutional Consulting Group, a unit of Wealth Management Americas, provides objective, insightful advice to help institutions including corporations, private and public retirement plans, Taft-Hartley plans, municipalities, foundations, and endowments manage their assets.

About UBS Asset Management

UBS Asset Management is a large-scale asset manager with well diversified businesses across regions and client segments. It serves third-party institutional and wholesale clients, as well as clients of UBS’s wealth management businesses with a broad range of investment capabilities and styles across all major traditional and alternative asset classes. Complementing the investment offering, the fund services unit provides fund administration services for UBS and third-party funds.

About UBS

UBS is committed to providing wealthy, institutional and corporate clients worldwide, as well as private clients in Switzerland, with superior financial advice and solutions while generating attractive and sustainable returns for shareholders. Its strategy centers on its Wealth Management and Wealth Management Americas businesses and its leading universal bank in Switzerland, complemented by its Asset Management business and its Investment Bank. These businesses share three key characteristics: they benefit from a strong competitive position in their targeted markets, are capital-efficient, and offer a superior structural growth and profitability outlook. UBS's strategy builds on the strengths of all of its businesses and focuses its efforts on areas in which it excels, while seeking to capitalize on the compelling growth prospects in the businesses and regions in which it operates. Capital strength is the foundation of its success.

UBS is present in all major financial centers worldwide. It has offices in more than 50 countries, with about 35% of its employees working in the Americas, 36% in Switzerland, 17% in the rest of Europe, the Middle East and Africa and 12% in Asia Pacific. UBS Group AG employs about 60,000 people around the world. Its shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

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