UBS beats profit forecast but shares fall

UBS beats profit forecast but shares fall as buyback plan fails to impress
By Ariane Luthi ZURICH (Reuters) -Fourth-quarter profit at UBS Group well exceeded forecasts on Tuesday but the lender's shares fell as its buyback plans, contingent on no changes to Swiss capital rules,
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UBS trounces profit forecasts, US$3 billion share buyback conditional on capital rules
UBS Group on Tuesday (Feb 4) posted fourth-quarter profit that beat forecasts by a wide margin and said it would buy back up ...