瑞银集团股东Artisan Partners敦促这家瑞士银行离开该国，称更严格的资本规定使该行面临“严峻现实”。
By Libby Cherry UBS Group AG shareholder Artisan Partners urged the Swiss bank to leave the country, saying the lender faces a “grim reality” with stricter capital rules.
Artisan Partners的投资组合经理（包括Daniel O’Keefe）周三在致UBS董事会的一封信中写道：“事实很简单，瑞士已不再是UBS具有吸引力或适宜发展的所在地。”
“The simple fact is that Switzerland is no longer an attractive or desirable location for UBS,” Artisan Partners portfolio managers including Daniel O’Keefe wrote in a letter to UBS’s board on Wednesday.
Artisan Partners表示，它代表客户合计管理逾6000万股UBS股票，约占UBS已发行股份总数的1.8%。
Artisan Partners said it collectively manages more than 60 million UBS shares on behalf of clients, or about 1.8% of UBS’s total shares outstanding.
本月早些时候，瑞士联邦院出人意料地支持了一项计划。UBS称，该计划将要求其额外筹集160亿美元普通股一级资本（CET1）。该计划接下来将交由国民院审议，仍有可能被削弱，而且预计明年之前不太可能作出决定。
Earlier this month, Switzerland’s upper house of parliament, or Council of States, unexpectedly backed a plan that the bank has said will require an additional $16 billion in CET1 capital. The next round moves to the lower house where the plan could yet be watered down, and a decision is unlikely before next year.
Artisan Partners在信中估计，此举可能使UBS损失约360亿美元市值。他们表示，如果该行位于资本规定与瑞士现行规定类似的司法管辖区，这笔资本便可用于创造15%的回报。
Artisan Partners estimated that the move could amount to around $36 billion of forgone market capitalization, according to the letter. If the bank were to be located in a jurisdiction with rules similar to Switzerland’s current regulation, that capital could be put to work to generate a 15% return, they said.
Artisan Partners此前也曾游说瑞士其他公司进行战略调整，例如诺华股份公司（Novartis AG）。
Artisan Partners has previously lobbied for strategic change at other Swiss companies such as Novartis AG.