The 12,000-Job Risk of a UBS Relocation and the Plight of Bankers in the Labor Market

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    "title": "The 12,000-Job Risk of a UBS Relocation and the Plight of Bankers in the Labor Market - NZZ",
    "excerpt": "Before the debate in the National Council, the Swiss Bank Employees Association is warning against stricter capital rules for UBS. The labor market is already tight today. Highly paid bankers must lower their expectations. Summary Share Save In Zurich, the first autumn storms are sweeping through Bahnhofstrasse. The wind is blowing twice as hard in the faces of many a banker: at UBS, a major wave of layoffs is on the horizon as a consequence of the emergency takeover of Credit Suisse three years ago, it is whispered at Paradeplatz. In fact, it is more of a continuous process: smaller waves of job cuts come from quarter to quarter. NZZ.ch requires JavaScript for important functions. Your browser or ad blocker is currently preventing this. Please adjust your settings. But the prospects for UBS employees could become even gloomier. The future of the bank is currently being decided in Bern. Starting Monday, the Committee for Economic Affairs and Taxation (WAK) of the National Council will address the question of how much equity capital UBS must hold for its foreign activities in the future. UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti is vehemently fighting against higher requirements – so far without success. Now, of all places, he is receiving support from the trade unions. Pierre-Yves Maillard, SP member of the Council of States and president of the Swiss Trade Union Federation (SGB), lobbied in the...",
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