UBS Bolsters UK Wealth Management Arm With Three New Hires

Stephen Little

14 April 2014

The UK wealth management arm of Swiss private bank has hired three client advisors to strengthen its high net worth team in London.

Joe Knight joins from Deutsche Bank Asset & Wealth Management, where he was director and investment manager. Before this he also worked at Credit Suisse Private Banking and Credit Suisse First Boston.

Jon Gough was previously at Barclays Wealth and Investment Management, where he was a private banker and director for 15 years. Prior to this, he worked for the Premier Banking division of Barclays.

Paul Anderson also joins from Barclays Wealth and Investment Management, where he was a director for seven years and responsible for growing and maintaining the high net worth client base in the UK. He has also worked at SG Hambros Bank, Merill Lynch, Coutts and Midland Bank.

“Despite our recent client survey revealing our highest ever levels of client satisfaction, we always strive to deliver the best possible standards of client advice, based on our global house view. The addition of these three talented individuals to our senior team consolidates our position as a sophisticated, leading edge provider of total wealth solutions,” said Nick Tucker, head of domestic, UBS Wealth Management UK.

This publication recently interviewed Tucker in an exclusive interview about the challenges the UK wealth management sector is facing and UBS's plans for the future. For more on this story, click here.