UBS Replacing Non-Solicitation Language in Advisor Bonus Agreements

Posted on December 5th, 2018 at 4:34 PM

From the Desk of Jim Eccleston at Eccleston Law LLC:

UBS has announced that will replace the non-solicitation language that was introduced in its 2017 bonus agreements with a standard, but still onerous, 12-month non-solicitation provision.  

According to a memo from the Head of Wealth Management in the United States, Tom Naratil, bonus agreements signed by mid-April will revert back to the previous standard.  

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