One of the largest investment managers in the world, UBS has offices in some 50 nations — primarily in Europe and North America — that provide financial services through three major segments. Its Global Wealth Management & Business Banking, Investment Bank, and Global Asset Management divisions serve institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals by offering mutual funds, asset management, corporate finance, and estate planning. UBS Investment Bank provides securities underwriting, mergers and acquisitions advice, fixed-income products, and foreign exchange. The company also provides traditional banking services in its home country of Switzerland.

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Political Influence

• US: Who Gives the Most Money: “Investment companies dominated President George W. Bush’s $47 million fourth quarter fundraising, driven by networks of top individual contributors, according to a recent supplement to “The Buying of the President 2004,” a book by the Center for Public Integrity detailing the financial interests behind each presidential candidate.”

• Banking on Elections: “According to the Center for Responsive Politics, a Washington-based group that analyzes raw Federal Elections Commission (FEC) data, if one combines all finance sector donors (including real estate, accounting corporations, insurance and stock brokers) the combined total contributions to Democratic and Republican parties and federal candidates so far in this election season is a staggering $218 million!”

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