The total number of licenses it issued was up 1.7% at the end of March, compared with nine months earlier, and just shy of an all-time peak in 2019. It has about 4,000 people in the city. It was the highest number of graduate recruits to join UBS in more than 10 years. Citigroup, for example, has said it is bulking up its staffing by 1,500 people, including additional headcount and replacements in 2021, double the number of people it hired a year ago. The bank took on 100 contractors and 80 graduates in the year to March.
About 4,000 people joined UBS in an attempt to boost its foot-count.
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About 4,000 people joined UBS in an attempt to boost its foot - count .
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