Posted on 10/30/2012 7:02:03 AM PDT by jimbo123
UBS (UBS) on Tuesday said it plans to cut 10,000 jobs over the next 2 ½ years as it looks to streamline its investment bank, reduce risk-weighted assets and shift its focus to more profit-driving businesses.
The move, which will reduce the company’s global headcount by 15% to 54,000, will help secure about 3.4 billion francs, or about $3.6 billion, in annual savings, amounting to total savings of 5.4 billion Swiss Francs ($5.7 billion) by 2015.
The reductions will be focused on UBS’ investment bank as the Zurich-based company looks to scale down the size of the ailing arm by terminating excess management layers.
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