Zurich Official Warns UBS Exit Would Devastate Swiss

Zurich cantonal government president Carmen Walker Spaeh warned that a potential relocation of UBS due to stricter regulations would be a catastrophe for the Swiss economy. The lender is currently assessing proposed capital rules following the collapse of Credit Suisse.

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FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows trams arriving at the Paradeplatz and the Swiss bank UBS building in Zurich, Switzerland, May 24, 2026. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

UBS Group AG relocating from Switzerland would devastate national tax revenues and domestic corporations, cantonal government president Carmen Walker Spaeh said Thursday morning.