UBS Positions For Growing Client Demand For Defensive Portfolios, Hedging Solutions

The recent market moves, driven by the impact of coronavirus and an oil-price war between Russia and Saudi Arabia, has emphasized the demand for defensive portfolios, said Spyros Mesomeris, global head of quantitative investment strategies structuring at UBS in London. The bank has also seen high demand for systematic hedging in recent weeks, he said, and as such UBS is utilizing its new framework that has been built around both defensive portfolios and hedging solutions.