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Posted on December 17, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026
Add as preferred source on GoogleUBS hires L&G's CIO Sonja Laud to co-head its $1.8 trillion investments unit, as part of a reorganization including Credit Suisse integration.
LONDON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Swiss bank UBS said on Wednesday it had hired a senior executive from Britain's Legal & General to co-head an expanded $1.8 trillion direct investments unit.
UBS said it would combine its direct public and private markets investments units as part of the changes, which account for the bulk of its asset management division's $2 trillion of invested assets.
Sonja Laud, currently chief investment officer at L&G, will join UBS in July next year to co-head the unit, UBS said in a statement. Barry Gill, who is currently head of investments, will be the other co-head, it said.
The wider UBS group is currently undergoing sweeping reorganisation as it looks to complete the integration of Credit Suisse, which it bought in a rescue deal in 2023.
Aleksandar Ivanovic, UBS's president of asset management, said that combining the two investment businesses would help it better meet client needs and expand.
L&G said it had begun a global search for a permanent successor to Laud, and had appointed Emiel van den Heiligenberg as interim CIO.
(Reporting by Iain Withers; Editing by Tommy Reggiori Wilkes and Jane Merriman)
Asset management is the systematic process of developing, operating, maintaining, and selling assets in a cost-effective manner. It involves managing investments on behalf of clients.
An investment unit refers to a division within a financial institution that focuses on managing and growing investments in various asset classes.
A chief investment officer (CIO) is a senior executive responsible for managing an organization's investment strategies and portfolios, ensuring alignment with financial goals.
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