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Der Konferenzraum der UBS am Freitag, 13. Januar 2006, am Hauptsitz an der Zuercher Bahnhofstrasse. Die Grossbank UBS hat einen Rechtsstreit in den Vereinigten Staaten mit einem Vergleich abgeschlossen. Der groesste Schweizer Finanzkonzern wird eine Zahlung von 54 Millionen Dollar leisten. (KEYSTONE/Steffen Schmidt) View of the conference room at UBS headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, Friday, January 13, 2006. Switzerlands largest banking Group UBS, has reached a 54- Million Dollar settlement in litigation with the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) an the two US States New Jersey and Connecticut. The deal related to certain short term trading activity between 2000 and 2002 by clients of several UBS Financial Advisors. UBS neither admits nor denies any of the allegations made against the firm, the Bank said, Friday, Jan 13, 2006. Some 18 million Dollars of the settlement will be set aside for potentailly affected Investeors and 16 Million Dollars for investor education and securities-enforcement innitiatives. (KEYSTONE/Steffen Schmidt)