Dokumentation: Die Aussagen des UBS-Chefs zum Job-Beben

In einem Interview mit „Bloomberg Markets“ hat UBS-Chef Sergio Ermotti erklärt, der technologische Fortschritt könne in den nächsten Jahren 25 bis 30 Prozent der Arbeitsplätze in seiner Bank überflüssig machen. Wir dokumentieren die beiden wichtigsten Antworten Ermottis:

• Eventually, when we look back 3, 5, 10 years from now, you’ll realize how much has changed. But I don’t believe we’re going to go through those changes in a way that’s going to be perceived as disruptive to anyone. Think about where we were 10 years ago. So many changes have come through. You don’t see them because, of course, here we are every day. The impact of technology over the next 10 years is going to be very similar to the impact of regulation over the last 10. It’s not the Big Bang; it’s going to be very gradual. But you’re going to be faster—much more efficient, proficient. Instead of serving 50 clients, you’ll be able to serve 100 and in a more sophisticated way. And so I’m convinced that you need to continue to invest in that sense. Technology will help you reduce your cost base. But you’re also going to have to reinvest a lot of your savings to keep your tech capabilities up to speed.
• I’m not telling you anything new: We see a lot of contraction in the number of people in our industry. I think the jobs that are still going to be there are still relevant. You talk to people who are process-oriented firms, and they say they’ll have 50 percent less. It’s not 5 percent or 10 percent but probably something in the middle: 25 percent, 30 percent. If you look at UBS, we employ a meaningful amount of people—almost 95,000, including contractors. You can have 30 percent less, but the jobs are going to be much more interesting jobs, where the human content is crucial to the delivery of the service. I’m totally convinced that our jobs and industry will continue to be very interesting and challenging.

Das komplette Interview lesen Sie hier.