UBS Settles With SEC Over Sales of Exchange-Traded Product

Posted on July 27th, 2021 at 11:24 AM
UBS Settles With SEC Over Sales of Exchange-Traded Product

From the Desk of Jim Eccleston at Eccleston Law:

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a settled action against UBS Financial Services Inc. over compliance breakdowns relating to sales of a volatility-linked exchange-traded product (ETP). According to the SEC’s order, the relevant ETP was created to monitor short-term volatility projections as measured against derivatives of a volatility index. 

The order also contends that UBS adopted a concentration limit on volatility-linked ETPs, but failed to design a system for overseeing and enforcing that limit for five years. According to the SEC, certain advisors possessed a flawed understanding of the risks associated with holding the volatility-linked ETP for an extended period, which resulted in substantial losses for clients between January 2016 and January 2018. 

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