It is set to recommend stricter capital requirements for British banks than those being imposed elsewhere.
Its investment banking unit has continued to struggle and the stricter capital requirements have hurt profitability.
Banks are facing stricter capital requirements that may hamper interest in the assets from rival firms.
Financial authorities are introducing stricter capital requirements for banks to prevent another financial bubble forming.
Both hope stricter capital requirements will help diminish the danger of bank failures.
As the current-account surplus diminishes, the government has imposed curbs on imports and stricter capital controls.
Both Swiss banks have reacted recently to stricter capital rules introduced by Swiss regulators by revamping their investment banking operations.
The one cooperative effort, Basel III, which sets stricter capital reserve requirements for banks, is still full of holes.
Growth could drop below 1% next year.The centre-right government plans to impose stricter capital rules on Sweden's four big banks (Handelsbanken, Nordea, SEB and Swedbank) than elsewhere.
UBS is not alone among banks seeking to scale back their investment banking business at a time of declining trading revenue and stricter capital requirements.
Bank industry representatives have argued that stricter capital and liquidity requirements increase banks' financing costs, which they must pass on to customers.
