UBS beats profit forecast but shares fall

UBS Shares Slump on Stock Buyback Uncertainty
The company details plans to improve the profitability of its wealth management unit, with a focus on the U.S. market.
UBS Earnings: UBS Shares Drop 6% Despite Strong Q4 Profits and Buyback
Shares of the banking giant UBS Group AG (UBS) dropped nearly 6% in pre-market trading, despite reporting strong Q4 profits. The bank’s $3
UBS beats profit forecast but shares fall as buyback plan fails to impress
Fourth-quarter profit at UBS Group well exceeded forecasts on Tuesday but the lender's shares fell as its buyback plans, contingent on no changes to Swiss capital rules, failed to impress investors. Francis Maguire reports.
UBS Buyback Plans Fail to Cheer Investors Awaiting Capital Rule
UBS Group AG shares slumped on Tuesday, signaling that uncertainty over an upcoming government decision on capital requirements is overshadowing the bank’s progress in integrating Credit Suisse.
UBS warns $3bn buyback plan is hostage to Swiss capital overhaul
UBS warned investors that plans for a $3bn buyback this year could be derailed by reforms to the country’s bank capital regime, taking the shine off quarterly earnings that blew past expectations. UBS became the latest global bank to benefit from the trading frenzy following Donald Trump’s US presidential election victory,
UBS trounces profit forecasts, $3 billion share buyback conditional on capital rules
UBS Group posted fourth-quarter profit that beat forecasts by a wide margin and said it would buy back up to $3 billion in shares this year if there were no major changes to bank capital rules in Switzerland in the near term.
UBS Aims to Boost Buybacks as Net Profit Beats Expectations
The group plans to repurchase $1 billion of its stock in the first half and buy back up to an additional $2 billion in the second.

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