Profile
Dr. Simon Smiles is a Chief Investment Officer UHNW at UBS Asset Management Switzerland AG.
In this capacity, he and his team formulate investment strategy, themes, and trades for UBS’s Ultra High Net Worth clients.
He is UBS's youngest Group Managing Director and is also responsible for derivatives, hedge fund, private markets, sustainable, and short term trading investment strategies, leads UBS WM’s impact investing efforts, contributes to the wider UBS WM House View, hosts the monthly UBS Investor Forum, and sits on UBS’s Global Investment Committee.
Prior to moving to Zurich, Dr. Smiles worked for UBS Investment Bank in Hong Kong as Head of Asian Thematic Research.
Before this, he ran UBS's media and internet equity research team in Australia and taught economics and finance at the University of Sydney and UTS.
He received a Ph.D.
in Economics from the Australian National University and first class honors in both Economics and Finance from the University of Sydney.
Former positions of Simon Smiles
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UBS Asset Management Switzerland AG
 UBS Asset Management Switzerland AG Investment ManagersFinance UBS Asset Management Switzerland AG is the asset management subsidiary of UBS AG, ultimately owned by UBS Group AG (NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. Headquartered in Zurich, the firm was founded in 2018 and provides investment management services to institutional investors, distribution partners and private investors. | Head-Equity Investments | 01/05/2020 |
UBS AG (Investment Management)
 UBS AG (Investment Management) Investment ManagersFinance UBS AG (Investment Management) (UBS-IM) is the Swiss investment management division of UBS AG, itself a subsidiary of UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. Formerly known as UBS Global Asset Management Switzerland, the firm was founded in 1998 when Union Bank of Switzerland and Swiss Bank Corporation merged. Headquartered in Zurich and has additional office in Basel, UBS-IM manages a range of investment funds and offers investment management services for institutional, corporate and private clients. | Head-Equity Investments | 17/06/2019 |
UBS Securities (Asia) Ltd.
 UBS Securities (Asia) Ltd. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance UBS Securities Asia Ltd. (UBS Asia) is a brokerage firm headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm is a subsidiary of UBS AG, which is owned by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG) in Switzerland. UBS Asia provides corporate and institutional clients which include intermediary and alternative asset managers with financial advisory services, access to the world's capital markets and securities products and research in the field of equity, fixed-income, rates, foreign exchange, energy and metals. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
UBS Securities Australia Ltd.
 UBS Securities Australia Ltd. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance UBS Securities Australia Ltd. is a brokerage firm headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of UBG AG, which is owned by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG) in Switzerland. UBS Securities Australia offers execution and settles trade in ASX quoted financial products for private investors. | Analyst-Equity | - |
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UBS Securities Australia Ltd.
UBS Securities Australia Ltd. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance UBS Securities Australia Ltd. is a brokerage firm headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of UBG AG, which is owned by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG) in Switzerland. UBS Securities Australia offers execution and settles trade in ASX quoted financial products for private investors. | Finance |
UBS Securities (Asia) Ltd.
UBS Securities (Asia) Ltd. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance UBS Securities Asia Ltd. (UBS Asia) is a brokerage firm headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm is a subsidiary of UBS AG, which is owned by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG) in Switzerland. UBS Asia provides corporate and institutional clients which include intermediary and alternative asset managers with financial advisory services, access to the world's capital markets and securities products and research in the field of equity, fixed-income, rates, foreign exchange, energy and metals. | Finance |
UBS AG (Investment Management)
UBS AG (Investment Management) Investment ManagersFinance UBS AG (Investment Management) (UBS-IM) is the Swiss investment management division of UBS AG, itself a subsidiary of UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. Formerly known as UBS Global Asset Management Switzerland, the firm was founded in 1998 when Union Bank of Switzerland and Swiss Bank Corporation merged. Headquartered in Zurich and has additional office in Basel, UBS-IM manages a range of investment funds and offers investment management services for institutional, corporate and private clients. | Finance |
UBS Asset Management Switzerland AG
UBS Asset Management Switzerland AG Investment ManagersFinance UBS Asset Management Switzerland AG is the asset management subsidiary of UBS AG, ultimately owned by UBS Group AG (NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. Headquartered in Zurich, the firm was founded in 2018 and provides investment management services to institutional investors, distribution partners and private investors. | Finance |
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