Activism, General maths and Mime – welcome to the UBS AGM

A day that began inauspiciously for UBS, after activist investor Knight Vinke called for a spin-off of its investment bank, got no easier at its annual meeting

A day that began inauspiciously for UBS, after activist investor Knight Vinke called for a spin-off of its investment bank, got no easier at its annual meeting.

As the bank's leaders tried to stress the progress made in restructuring, they found shareholders in the mood to protest - at one point through a mime act - about last year's loss and the bank's bonus and dividend policies.

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