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UBS boss Ermotti's pay stays at $19.1m in 2025
UBS's bonus pool rose to $5.1 billion in 2025 due to stronger financial results and Credit Suisse integration, while CEO Ermotti's pay stayed at 14.9 million Swiss francs.
- On March 9, 2026, UBS Group AG raised its group-wide bonus pool for last year by 10% to $5.1 billion, while CEO Sergio Ermotti's pay remained at 14.9 million Swiss francs.
- Facing political scrutiny, UBS warns that planned regulation could impose $26 billion in extra capital, with the Federal Council's proposal coming in the coming weeks.
- The entire board of directors received total remuneration of CHF145.3 million for 2025, with Ermotti’s package including a CHF2.8 million fixed and CHF12.1 million variable component, unchanged since 2011.
- Swiss officials have criticized high bonuses, and Ermotti has indicated he plans to step down once the Credit Suisse integration ends, with Kelleher discussing succession.
- UBS said higher bonuses reflect performance, integration progress, and litigation resolution, with some UBS investment bank units seeing bonus pools rise by as much as 20% amid a 34% gain in operating profit last year.
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The CEO of Grossbank earns practically the same amount as last year. Relative moderation has to do with the delicate situation of UBS.
UBS Bonus Pool Rises 10%, Ermotti Pay Unchanged at $19 Million
(Bloomberg) -- UBS Group AG increased its bonus pool for last year by 10% as the Credit Suisse integration nears its end, while keeping Chief Executive Officer Sergio Ermotti’s compensation at the same level.
UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti delivers the same amount of salary for the 2025 financial year as in the previous year: 14.9 million.
UBS keeps CEO Sergio Ermotti's compensation at USD 19 million amid clash with government
Sergio Ermotti was brought back by UBS' Chairman Colm Kelleher, immediately after the bank agreed to acquire Credit Suisse in a government-brokered rescue deal UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti's total compensation package will remain at 14.9 million Swiss Francs for the 2025-26 financial year.
UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti saw his compensation stagnate last year, although he still received a total of 14.9 million francs.
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