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Mar. 18, 2015 TSE Ten UBS ETFs listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange by UBS Group -First ETFs on the exchange to track indices across Europe-

TOKYO, March 18, 2015 – The Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) and UBS Group today announced the listings of 10 new UBS Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). The funds are the first TSE-listed ETFs to track indices across Europe. The listings bring the total number of ETFs and ETNs listed on the TSE to 207.

The TSE features a wide range of ETFs and ETNs, having evolved from a largely Japanese equity-centric offering at launch to a highly diversified investment lineup now. Investors are able to tap instruments backed by foreign stocks, foreign bonds, REITs, commodities, leveraged/inverse indices, and other assets.
The TSE will continue to enhance its ETF and ETN lineup and further deepen the liquidity of the market.

The UBS ETFs (Codes: 1385-1394) track a number of top European indices, such as the EURO STOXX 50®, which is composed of blue-chip European stocks, and the FTSE 100, which consists of 100 large-cap companies traded in the United Kingdom. The ETFs also include a fund that tracks the MSCI World Index for greater geographical diversification across developed markets.

Clemens Reuter, Head of Global ETFs at UBS, said, "UBS Global Asset Management has a long and proven track record in indexed portfolio management. We have chosen ETFs that track major European equity indices to bolster the array of current listings in Japan and to support investors in diversifying and internationalizing their portfolios. We are committed to meeting evolving demand in Japan with products developed for specific local needs."

TSE President & CEO Akira Kiyota commented, "We are delighted to welcome the UBS ETFs to our market today. The listings bring Japan-based investors the first ETFs that track markets across Europe and major developed European countries. We are confident these ETFs will meet the increasingly diverse needs of investors." He added, "The TSE will continue to strive to provide highly convenient investment products across a broad range of asset classes."

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About UBS Group

UBS draws on its over 150-year heritage to serve private, institutional and corporate clients worldwide, as well as retail clients in Switzerland. Its business strategy is centered on its pre-eminent global wealth management businesses and its leading universal bank in Switzerland, complemented by its Global Asset Management business and its Investment Bank, with a focus on capital efficiency and businesses that offer a superior structural growth and profitability outlook.

About UBS ETFs

UBS ETFs reflect the full range of UBS’s expertise in indexed portfolio management. For over three decades, passive capital investments have been a core competence of the UBS Group.

By assets under management, UBS is one of the leading ETF providers in Europe. It is Europe's second largest provider of physically replicated ETFs (relating to the ETF offer)*.

UBS ETFs replicate over 150 passive exposures across a broad spectrum of all key markets and investment classes. The funds cover equities, bonds, precious metals, real estate, commodities, alternative investments, and multi asset portfolios. UBS also offers the largest product range of physical-replicated, currency hedged ETFs in Europe**.

UBS Group was first to launch a UCITS ETF on the UBS Multi Asset Portfolio in Europe, providing investors with exposure to a multi asset investment strategy in equities, commodities and bonds. For its synthetically replicated ETFs, UBS has a unique all-in fee concept (drag level), which offers full cost transparency in advance over a twelve-month period.

UBS ETFs are listed across Europe's leading stock exchanges: Borsa Italiana, Deutsche Börse (XETRA), London Stock Exchange (LSE) and the SIX Swiss Exchange.

* Source: ETFGI, November 2014
** Source: UBS, December 2014

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