BERLIN (Reuters) -Swiss bank UBS is considering moving to the United States in response to proposals from the Swiss government on new capital requirements, the New York Post reported at the weekend. Senior UBS executives have met officials in U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to prepare a strategy shift that could include the acquisition of a U.S. bank or a merger, the newspaper cited people close to the matter as saying. When asked to comment on the report, UBS referred Reuters to comments ma ...

UBS Group AG executives recently met with officials from President Donald Trump’s administration as they evaluate a potential strategy shift that could help the Swiss bank combat stiffer capital requirements at home, the New York Post reported on Sunday. Steps could include the purchase of a US bank or a merger, the newspaper said, citing sources it didn’t identify. UBS, when contacted by Bloomberg for a response to the report, referred to recent comments by Chief Executive Officer Sergio Ermotti that it ...

This story was originally published on Banking Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Banking Dive newsletter. When Federal Reserve governors voted in June cut the enhanced supplementary leverage ratio – a measure of how much capital banks must hold relative to their assets – Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s near-immediate response was that such a move would not “free up a pot of money for banks to lend more or buy more assets.” Rather, it would spur banks to push “increased dividends ...