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UBS to thin top ranks as investment bank profits slide 60%

UBS's revenues from traditional investment banking work such as M&A advice slid by 19% compared with a year ago

UBS to thin top ranks as investment bank profits slide 60%
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UBS is continuing to cut back the top ranks of its investment bank, after profits fell by more than 60% at the division during the third quarter.

Job cuts at the investment bank are expected to hit senior employees across geographies, particularly at managing director level, Kirt Gardner, group chief financial officer, told analysts this morning. UBS’s ongoing restructuring of its investment bank is set to cost around $100m, he added.

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