UBS Group AG
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Company History
Founded 1998 in Zurich and Basel, Switzerland
Modern UBS was created in 1998 through the merger of Union Bank of Switzerland and Swiss Bank Corporation. Both predecessor banks had nineteenth-century Swiss roots, while the modern group's strategic identity was shaped by the 1998 merger, the 2008 financial crisis, and the 2023 Credit Suisse rescue.
UBS traces part of its lineage to Swiss banking predecessors founded in the nineteenth century.
Union Bank of Switzerland and Swiss Bank Corporation merged to create UBS.
UBS expanded its U.S. wealth management platform through the PaineWebber acquisition.
UBS agreed to acquire Credit Suisse in an emergency transaction brokered by Swiss authorities.
UBS Group invested assets rose above USD 7 trillion in 2025.