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    Is UBS Group (SWX:UBSG) Turning Job Cuts And Tech Centralization Into A Sharper Efficiency Story?

    Simply Wall St·12/21/2025 12:15:08
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    • UBS Group AG recently outlined further Credit Suisse integration steps, including multi-wave job cuts through 2026 and leadership changes in operations and technology, with Group Technology set to report to incoming Group Chief Operating Officer Beatriz Martin from January 2026.
    • By consolidating technology under the Group COO and emphasizing artificial intelligence and IT migration, UBS is signaling a push to streamline operations while completing the complex Credit Suisse integration.
    • We’ll now examine how integrating Group Technology under the new COO and the planned job reductions could influence UBS’s investment narrative.

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    UBS Group Investment Narrative Recap

    To own UBS today, you need to believe the Credit Suisse integration can translate scale and technology investment into durable earnings, without regulatory or execution setbacks eroding those gains. The latest integration update, with multi‑wave job cuts and a reshaped technology leadership under the new COO, does not appear to materially change the near term balance between the key catalyst of cost efficiencies and the central risk around integration complexity and regulatory capital needs.

    The most relevant recent announcement here is UBS’s plan to complete a major IT migration of Credit Suisse clients by mid‑2026, followed by further job reductions. That timing links directly to the integration catalyst investors are watching, while also underscoring execution and operational risk if migration or decommissioning drags or savings arrive later than expected.

    But while integration progress is encouraging, investors should be aware that tighter Swiss capital rules could still...

    Read the full narrative on UBS Group (it's free!)

    UBS Group's narrative projects $52.8 billion revenue and $12.8 billion earnings by 2028. This requires 4.0% yearly revenue growth and a $6.5 billion earnings increase from $6.3 billion today.

    Uncover how UBS Group's forecasts yield a CHF33.89 fair value, a 8% downside to its current price.

    Exploring Other Perspectives

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    Five fair value estimates from the Simply Wall St Community span roughly US$23.21 to US$39.50, showing how far individual views on UBS can stretch. Against that backdrop, the integration of Credit Suisse as a potential earnings and efficiency catalyst takes on added weight, and you may want to compare several of these perspectives before forming your own view.

    Explore 5 other fair value estimates on UBS Group - why the stock might be worth as much as 7% more than the current price!

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