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UBS Financial Services Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Weehawken, NJ, registered since 1971, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 25, 2026.
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From the filingHow is UBS Financial Services Inc. compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), UBS Financial Services Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); commissions; other.
What does UBS Financial Services Inc.'s brochure say about its fees?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: up to 2% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.
Where is UBS Financial Services Inc. located?
UBS Financial Services Inc.'s principal office is in Weehawken, NJ, according to its Form ADV; the September 2026 filing also lists 19 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is UBS Financial Services Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?
UBS Financial Services Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1971. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 8174.
How much does UBS Financial Services Inc. manage?
UBS Financial Services Inc. reports $915,793,138,114 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 25, 2026 (44% discretionary).
How have UBS Financial Services Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for UBS Financial Services Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $572,470,625,699 in the October 2021 data and $915,793,138,114 in the October 2026 data, up 60%. Total employees: 15,009 in October 2021 and 12,524 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does UBS Financial Services Inc. serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (853,775); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (244,284); corporations or other businesses not listed above (27,490).
Does UBS Financial Services Inc. report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 23 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 4 questions about criminal matters, 15 questions about regulatory matters, and 4 questions about civil court matters (11.A(1), 11.A(2), 11.B(1), 11.B(2), 11.C(1), 11.C(2), 11.C(3), 11.C(4), 11.C(5), 11.D(1), 11.D(2), 11.D(3), 11.D(4), 11.D(5), 11.E(1), 11.E(2), 11.E(4), 11.F, 11.G, 11.H(1)(a), 11.H(1)(b), 11.H(1)(c), 11.H(2)). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/8174
What changed in UBS Financial Services Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 9944 to 9149. Regulatory assets under management went from $808,822,670,899 to $915,793,138,114 (+13%). Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
From the Form ADV filing
Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.
How the firm is compensated
Item 5.E- A percentage of assets under your management
- Hourly charges
- Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
- Commissions
- Other
Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ
Fees and minimums
Form ADV Part 2AAsset-based fee: up to 2% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states)
The brochure's wording
RPCS Fees are negotiable and, if ongoing services are being provided, are expressed as an annual rate. Generally, the minimum annual RPCS Fee is $6,000. The maximum annual RPCS Fee is 2.00% based on the amount of eligible plan assets.
RPGS Fees are negotiable and generally expressed as an annual rate. The maximum annual RPGS Fee is 2.00% based on the amount of eligible plan assets. There is no minimum annual RPGS Fee.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 2026. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement. Read the brochure on the SEC's IAPD site
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$915,793,138,114 as of October 2026, filing dated August 25, 2026.
A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means
Who the firm serves
Item 5.DA firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.
Advisory services
Item 5.G- Financial planning services
- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
- Pension consulting services
- Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
- Publication of periodicals or newsletters
- Security ratings or pricing services
- Educational seminars/workshops
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Also doing business as
- UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 1971 (55 years)
- Employees
- Total: 12,524. Performing investment advisory functions: 9,149.
- Wrap fee program participation
- Yes.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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19 other offices, as of the September 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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50 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 1123 Reports 23 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Questions answered yes on this filing
Criminal matters Items 11.A and 11.B
- 11.A(1) In the past ten years, has the firm or an advisory affiliate been convicted of, or pleaded guilty or no contest to, a felony?
- 11.A(2) In the past ten years, has the firm or an advisory affiliate been charged with a felony?
- 11.B(1) In the past ten years, has the firm or an advisory affiliate been convicted of, or pleaded guilty or no contest to, a misdemeanor involving investments or an investment-related business, fraud, false statements or omissions, wrongful taking of property, bribery, perjury, forgery, counterfeiting, extortion, or a conspiracy to commit any of these?
- 11.B(2) In the past ten years, has the firm or an advisory affiliate been charged with one of the misdemeanors listed in 11.B(1)?
Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G
- 11.C(1) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate made a false statement or omission?
- 11.C(2) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of SEC or CFTC regulations or statutes?
- 11.C(3) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was a cause of an investment-related business having its authorization to do business denied, suspended, revoked, or restricted?
- 11.C(4) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
- 11.C(5) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever imposed a civil money penalty on the firm or an advisory affiliate, or ordered the firm or an advisory affiliate to cease and desist from an activity?
- 11.D(1) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate made a false statement or omission, or was dishonest, unfair, or unethical?
- 11.D(2) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?
- 11.D(3) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was a cause of an investment-related business having its authorization to do business denied, suspended, revoked, or restricted?
- 11.D(4) In the past ten years, has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
- 11.D(5) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever denied, suspended, or revoked the registration or license of the firm or an advisory affiliate, prevented either by order from associating with an investment-related business, or restricted either one's activity?
- 11.E(1) Has a self-regulatory organization (such as FINRA) or a commodities exchange ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate made a false statement or omission?
- 11.E(2) Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of its rules, other than a minor rule violation under a plan the SEC approved?
- 11.E(4) Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever disciplined the firm or an advisory affiliate by expelling or suspending it from membership, barring or suspending it from association with other members, or otherwise restricting its activities?
- 11.F Has an authorization to act as an attorney, accountant, or federal contractor granted to the firm or an advisory affiliate ever been revoked or suspended?
- 11.G Is the firm or an advisory affiliate now the subject of a regulatory proceeding that could result in a yes answer to any part of 11.C, 11.D, or 11.E?
Civil court matters Item 11.H
- 11.H(1)(a) In the past ten years, has a domestic or foreign court issued an injunction against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
- 11.H(1)(b) Has a domestic or foreign court ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related statutes or regulations?
- 11.H(1)(c) Has a domestic or foreign court ever dismissed, under a settlement agreement, an investment-related civil action brought against the firm or an advisory affiliate by a state or foreign financial regulator?
- 11.H(2) Is the firm or an advisory affiliate now the subject of a civil proceeding that could result in a yes answer to any part of 11.H(1)?
Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures
Assets and staff over time
Items 5.A, 5.F| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $915,793,138,114 | 12,524 | August 25, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $808,822,670,899 | 12,629 | April 1, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $702,387,082,915 | 12,701 | June 26, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $600,808,847,012 | 13,059 | August 9, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $692,292,245,524 | 12,710 | August 18, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $572,470,625,699 | 15,009 | September 30, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $572,470,625,699 in the October 2021 data and $915,793,138,114 in the October 2026 data, up 60%.
Total employees: 15,009 in October 2021 and 12,524 in October 2026.
As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.
Changes in the filing
Last 12 months- April 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 9944 to 9149.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $808,822,670,899 to $915,793,138,114 (+13%).
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.
Websites listed on Form ADV
Item 1.ISource: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."
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AdvisorCensus. UBS Financial Services Inc. (CRD 8174): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/ubs-financial-services-inc-weehawken-nj-8174