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Bill O'Neill

Managing director and head of CIO WM research UK

Bill leads the CIO WM Research team in the UK. In this capacity, he both provides UK specific research content to the UBS Global Chief Investment Office, and also represents the CIO office in the UK, articulating the UBS House View for our client advisors and our clients.

Bill has spent over 25 years in investment management and research roles on both the buy and sell-side. Prior to joining UBS, Bill was Chief Investment Officer, EMEA at Merrill Lynch Global Wealth and Investment Management. He has held a number of investment strategy and asset allocation roles in the past, including Head Investment Strategy & Asset Allocation, Barclays Wealth and Asset Allocation Strategist, JPMorgan Asset Management. Bill holds Masters degrees in Quantitative Economics from University of London and Political Economy from University College, Dublin. He also holds a Bachelors Degree in Pure Economics from Trinity College Dublin.