UBS Reverses Non-Solicitation Language for 2017 Bonuses

Posted on February 28th, 2018 at 2:54 PM

From the Desk of Jim Eccleston at Eccleston Law LLC:

UBS has announced that it is reversing an announcement last week that 7,000 brokers will be required to sign a 12-month non-solicitation agreement if they want to receive their 2017 bonuses.

Instead, UBS is replacing the non-solicitation language and reverting to the previous standard, which required a 12-month non-solicitation period only if departing advisor did not pay back debts owed to the firm.

Nonetheless, UBS pledges to add more restrictions to next year’s bonus agreement. As a result, those agreements will need to be carefully reviewed.

In these types of matters, the attorneys at Eccleston Law consult financial advisors, including by planning and negotiating the terms of their transition, and defending reps in litigation and arbitration. 

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