UBS Wealth Management US Names Michael Roberts Head of Trust Services
UBS has announced that Michael Roberts has been appointed Managing Director and Head of UBS Trust Services, which comprises both personal and corporate trust businesses.
Kevin Ruth, Head of Wealth Planning at UBS Wealth Management US said: “To be a great wealth manager in the US, you have to be a world-class broker dealer, have a world-class banking platform, and a world-class trust capability. Michael has been hired to strengthen and grow UBS’s trust offering.”
Roberts added: “By unifying trust services under one UBS Trust Services umbrella, we can help our Financial Advisors integrate trusts and trust-related services into the comprehensive financial advice that they provide to clients. There are four principal causes of family wealth depletion in this country today: taxes, lawsuits, divorce and mismanagement, and all four can be avoided or mitigated by the judicious and intelligent use of trusts.”
Roberts joins UBS after more than 19 years at Wachovia Bank, N.A., where he was most recently Regional Head of Personal Trust, responsible for more than 20 trust offices with assets of $11 billion. Prior to that, he held positions at Capital South Corporation and First National Bank of Atlanta. He is also an attorney and a Certified Financial Planner.
In addition, UBS Trust Company, N.A. has established a Delaware trust office, which will offer clients the benefits of Delaware law coupled with the firm’s expertise. Delaware trusts will offer strategic benefits to UBS clients, including confidentiality, broad investment flexibility, and potential tax advantages and asset protection.
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