John A. Fraser (businessman)
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John A. Fraser is an Australia
n businessman and is Chairman and CEO Global Asset Management at UBS AG
. Prior to that, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of UBS Asset Management and Head of Asia Pacific. .
Fraser graduated from Monash University
in Australia in 1972 with a first class honors degree in Economics. He worked for the Australian Treasury, including two international postings to Washington DC, firstly at the International Monetary Fund
and then as Economic Minister at the Australian embassy. He was Deputy Secretary (Economic) of the Department of the Treasury (Australia)
.
Fraser joined the UBS Group in Australia in 1993 and was named Head of Asia Pacific for the Business Group in 1999. From 1994 to 1998 he was Executive Chairman and CEO of Swiss Bank Corporation
's division SBC Australia Funds Management Ltd.
International School in Kingston-upon-Thames.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n businessman and is Chairman and CEO Global Asset Management at UBS AG
UBS AG
UBS AG is a Swiss global financial services company headquartered in Basel and Zürich, Switzerland, which provides investment banking, asset management, and wealth management services for private, corporate, and institutional clients worldwide, as well as retail clients in Switzerland...
. Prior to that, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of UBS Asset Management and Head of Asia Pacific. .
Fraser graduated from Monash University
Monash University
Monash University is a public university based in Melbourne, Victoria. It was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. Monash is a member of Australia's Group of Eight and the ASAIHL....
in Australia in 1972 with a first class honors degree in Economics. He worked for the Australian Treasury, including two international postings to Washington DC, firstly at the International Monetary Fund
International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
and then as Economic Minister at the Australian embassy. He was Deputy Secretary (Economic) of the Department of the Treasury (Australia)
Department of the Treasury (Australia)
The Department of the Treasury is an Australian Government department. Its role is to focus and develop economic policy.-History:The Commonwealth Treasury was established in Melbourne in January 1901....
.
Fraser joined the UBS Group in Australia in 1993 and was named Head of Asia Pacific for the Business Group in 1999. From 1994 to 1998 he was Executive Chairman and CEO of Swiss Bank Corporation
Swiss Bank Corporation
Swiss Bank Corporation was a large integrated financial services company located in Switzerland...
's division SBC Australia Funds Management Ltd.
Activities
Fraser is a member of the Board of Governors at the MarymountMarymount colleges
The Marymount Colleges are a group of colleges founded by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary , an institute with French origins which was founded on February 24, 1849...
International School in Kingston-upon-Thames.