UBS Prime Brokerage
UBS Prime Brokerage Notes
Below please find a profile on UBS Prime Brokerage, our team adds news stories to this profile each month in an effort to slowly build up a detailed profile on the firm and their actions within the prime brokerage space.Resource #1: (4.3.09) UBS hired two managing directors for its financial institutions group today from Morgan Stanley and Banc of America Securities in an expansion of its investment banking group. The bank has also named a replacement for the head of its US prime brokerage unit, a market where one analyst expects UBS to hold a top spot over the next three years. source
Resource #2: UBS Investment Bank has appointed Jon Jodka to head up its U.S. prime brokerage sales division. Jodka will be based in New York and will report to Matt Pecot, head of U.S. prime brokerage, and Martina Slowey, global head of prime brokerage sales.
"Jon has great breadth of experience on the sell-side and strong relevant experience on the buy-side," said Alex Ehrlich, global head of prime services. "His unique client-side perspective will be of great value to our team as we strive to anticipate our hedge fund clients' needs in this dynamic market and offer them the best possible products and solutions."
Jodka was most recently president and a founding partner of New York-based hedge fund Copper Arch Capital. Prior to that, Jodka spent 13 years at Morgan Stanley where he held several senior positions. Source
