Investment Banking

UBS sees dealmaking fees falling by mid to high teens in second quarter

The firm’s chief financial officer said that the decline in fees will fall in line with the wider market

Top bankers have shown more optimism about dealmaking activity in recent weeks
Top bankers have shown more optimism about dealmaking activity in recent weeks Photo: FABRICE COFFRINI/Getty Images

UBS’s investment banking fees are likely to be down by a mid-to-high teens percentage in the second quarter, as US policies have weighed on dealmaking.

Todd Tuckner, UBS’s chief financial officer, said that he expects investment banking fees to follow global trends by declining during the second quarter.

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