For UBS bankers, a head-to-toe style guide as precise as a Swiss watch (article)

[ginlimetonic]

Someone Foof the UBS internal dress code so it is SF-compliant...

 

[TwoStep]

Too bad they don't implement this kind of dress code in Swedish banks. People within retail banking in Sweden are dressed kind of sloppy if one compares to the Swiss standards.

 

[kasper007]

spent some time with some (real) UBS bankers yesterday. All except one were wearing Hermes ties, i was kind of making fun of them mentally for being such sheep until after a while i looked down and realized there was one more sheep in the room

To be honest, i don't understand what the fuss is all about. I wish companies did a little more to educate their employees on how to dress at work.

 

[ginlimetonic]

Originally Posted by George

Perhaps if they applied some of that precision to their banking practices rather than applying it too petty little dress codes, we wouldn't be in the **** we are in. Polishing a turd.
banking practices..assuming you mean risk management?? So what they're doing now as per Basel II is minimum capital requirements as a percentage of risk weighted assets, and also as a percentage of equity capital.

Originally Posted by kasper007

spent some time with some (real) UBS bankers yesterday. All except one were wearing Hermes ties, i was kind of making fun of them mentally for being such sheep until after a while i looked down and realized there was one more sheep in the room

To be honest, i don't understand what the fuss is all about. I wish companies did a little more to educate their employees on how to dress at work.
Hermes ties with their childish animal prints should not be worn to work. They can relieve their childhood fetishes in private. +1 to UBS dress code document

 

[George]

Originally Posted by ginlimetonic

banking practices..assuming you mean risk management?? So what they're doing now as per Basel II is minimum capital requirements as a percentage of risk weighted assets, and also as a percentage of equity capital.
Aye, until next time. The banks can say what the **** they want because nobody believes them any more. So, I'm afraid you're wasting your breath.

 

[SkinnyGoomba]

Originally Posted by kasper007

spent some time with some (real) UBS bankers yesterday. All except one were wearing Hermes ties, i was kind of making fun of them mentally for being such sheep until after a while i looked down and realized there was one more sheep in the room

To be honest, i don't understand what the fuss is all about. I wish companies did a little more to educate their employees on how to dress at work.
UBS bankers are not the same as UBS retail bank employees. I feel like being dressed well almost does you a disservice in America, so they should probably keep this to Europe.

 

[aerovez]

It's funny you say that Skinny, I was thinking the same thing. Dress well and people will assume you're ripping someone off.

 

[Metlin]

Originally Posted by aerovez

It's funny you say that Skinny, I was thinking the same thing. Dress well and people will assume you're ripping someone off.

Well, I am. And I usually like to feel and look good while I'm at it.

 

[FidelCashflow]

Sartorial nazi's around the world are getting stiffies right now

 

[Holdfast]

Originally Posted by FidelCashflow

Sartorial nazi's around the world are getting stiffies right now

At least they now know where best to keep their gold.

 

[nrk]

Originally Posted by changy

"Do not wash, nor ever iron your shirts yourself"

That was a mistake in the english translation. The original french indicates that you shouldn't wash or iron your own ties. I don't think the code is bad at all, in fact it's all in keeping with the advice on this forum. With the notable exception of only wearing black shoes. As for all the griping about the banking industry in general, I think that now more than ever it's important for employees to present themselves appropriately, seriously, soberly. Any peacocking would be in poor taste considering the financial hardships that most clients now face. And anything less than what's delineated in the dress code would seem unprofessional. I'd be very interested to get my hands on the revised version. Hopefully it's not been relaxed too much.

 

[Holdfast]

On a tangentially-related sartorial dress-code note, I hear Angela Merkel has instructed all her members of parliament to wear jacket & tie to parliament. I also hear a green or lefty got kicked out of parliament for not putting on a tie. Seems like it's not just Swiss bankers cracking down any more...

 

[urymoto]

Originally Posted by TwoStep

Too bad they don't implement this kind of dress code in Swedish banks. People within retail banking in Sweden are dressed kind of sloppy if one compares to the Swiss standards.


retail?? ppl in retail are poor. UBS is an investment bank - trading firm...you cant expect this realistically. from anybody in retail.

given how much money they make (UBS), this dress code is nothing over the top for a Front Office employee.

 

[w.o.e.is.me.]

Originally Posted by Metlin

Well, I am. And I usually like to feel and look good while I'm at it.

 

[kasper007]

Originally Posted by urymoto

retail?? ppl in retail are poor. UBS is an investment bank - trading firm...you cant expect this realistically. from anybody in retail.

given how much money they make (UBS), this dress code is nothing over the top for a Front Office employee.

the guide was intended for UBS RETAIL employee in Switzerland (hence why it's in french).