By Liz Hoffman and Jenny Strasburg 

Credit Suisse Group AG has hired a new head of equities from UBS Group AG, hoping to reinvigorate its stock-trading business and better ply that service to global billionaires .

Michael Stewart will join the Swiss bank to run equities in its global markets business, the core of its trading operation, according to a memo reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. He currently sits at the intersection of UBS's massive wealth-management franchise and its securities division, helping to bring the type of institutional-level trading to wealth clients.

Mr. Stewart previous oversaw global equities at UBS and before that at Bank of America Corp.

Write to Liz Hoffman at liz.hoffman@wsj.com and Jenny Strasburg at jenny.strasburg@wsj.com

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

December 15, 2016 07:56 ET (12:56 GMT)

Copyright (c) 2016 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
UBS (NYSE:UBS)
Historical Stock Chart
From Mar 2024 to Apr 2024 Click Here for more UBS Charts.
UBS (NYSE:UBS)
Historical Stock Chart
From Apr 2023 to Apr 2024 Click Here for more UBS Charts.