瑞士联合银行将裁减上万岗位

时间：2012-10-30 07:17:10

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Swiss bank UBS has announced it is cutting 10,000 jobs worldwide as it slims down its investment banking1 activities.

瑞士银行UBS宣布将在全球范围内裁员10000人，该行将减少投资银行业务。
 
The jobs will go over the next three years, and amount to 16% of its current workforce2 of 64,000.
 
UBS lost 39bn Swiss francs (£26bn; $42bn) during the financial crisis and had to be bailed3 out by the Swiss authorities.
 
The cuts are aimed at saving 3.4bn Swiss francs.
 
UBS chief executive Sergio Ermotti said: "This decision has been a difficult one, particularly in a business such as ours that is all about its people. 
 
"Some reductions will result from natural attrition and we will take whatever measures we can to mitigate4（减轻，缓和） the overall effect."
 
Risk averse5
 
Zurich-based UBS will focus on its private bank and a smaller investment bank, ditching much of the riskier6 trading business which was responsible for the bulk of its losses.
 
In a joint7 letter to shareholders8, chairman Axel Weber and chief executive Mr Ermotti said: "We will no longer operate to any significant extent in businesses where risk-adjusted returns cannot meet their cost of capital."
 
UBS announced its restructuring plans as it reported its results for the third quarter of the year.
 
The bank reported a net loss of 2.17bn Swiss francs for the July to September period, compared with a profit of 1.02bn Swiss francs a year earlier. The loss was mainly due to an impairment charge of 3.1bn Swiss francs that UBS is taking to cover the cost of the changes to its investment bank.
 
UBS was one of the banks hardest hit during the global financial crisis. 
 
Then last year, it lost a further 2bn Swiss francs due to the activities of Kweku Adoboli, an alleged9 rogue10 trader.
 
This prompted the-then chief executive Oswald Gruebel to resign. Mr Adoboli is currently on trial for fraud and false accounting11. He denies the charges.

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1 banking aySz20     
n.银行业，银行学，金融业
参考例句：
  • John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
  • He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。
2 workforce workforce     
n.劳动大军，劳动力
参考例句：
  • A large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture.劳动人口中一大部分受雇于农业。
  • A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。
3 bailed 9d10cc72ad9f0a9c9f58e936ec537563     
保释，帮助脱离困境( bail的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • Fortunately the pilot bailed out before the plane crashed. 飞机坠毁之前，驾驶员幸运地跳伞了。
  • Some water had been shipped and the cook bailed it out. 船里进了些水，厨师把水舀了出去。
4 mitigate EjRyf     
vt.（使）减轻，（使）缓和
参考例句：
  • The government is trying to mitigate the effects of inflation.政府正试图缓和通货膨胀的影响。
  • Governments should endeavour to mitigate distress.政府应努力缓解贫困问题。
5 averse 6u0zk     
adj.厌恶的；反对的，不乐意的
参考例句：
  • I don't smoke cigarettes,but I'm not averse to the occasional cigar.我不吸烟，但我不反对偶尔抽一支雪茄。
  • We are averse to such noisy surroundings.我们不喜欢这么吵闹的环境。
6 riskier 4b337f01212613d2805f0ac853a3fd43     
冒险的，危险的( risky的比较级 )
参考例句：
  • Now they are starting to demand higher returns on riskier assets. 而今他们开始在风险更高的资产上要求更高的回报。
  • The problem with that: RIM's business is getting riskier every quarter. 不过问题也随之而来：RIM面临的业务风险正逐季增大。
7 joint m3lx4     
adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合
参考例句：
  • I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
  • We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
8 shareholders 7d3b0484233cf39bc3f4e3ebf97e69fe     
n.股东( shareholder的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders. 90%的股东出席了会议。
  • the company's fiduciary duty to its shareholders 公司对股东负有的受托责任
9 alleged gzaz3i     
a.被指控的，嫌疑的
参考例句：
  • It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
  • alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为
10 rogue qCfzo     
n.流氓；v.游手好闲
参考例句：
  • The little rogue had his grandpa's glasses on.这淘气鬼带上了他祖父的眼镜。
  • They defined him as a rogue.他们确定他为骗子。
11 accounting nzSzsY     
n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表
参考例句：
  • A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
  • There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。

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