0001450791-12-000101.txt : 20120420 0001450791-12-000101.hdr.sgml : 20120420 20120420090248 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001450791-12-000101 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120420 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120420 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20120420 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: UBS FUNDS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000886244 IRS NUMBER: 367056204 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-47287 FILM NUMBER: 12769635 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O UBS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT (AMERICA STREET 2: ONE NORTH WACKER DR. CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60606 BUSINESS PHONE: 312-525-7100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O UBS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT (AMERICA STREET 2: ONE NORTH WACKER DR. CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60606 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BRINSON FUNDS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920929 0000886244 S000003132 UBS GLOBAL EQUITY FUND C000008491 CLASS A BNGEX C000008492 CLASS B BNEBX C000008493 CLASS C BNECX C000008494 CLASS Y BPGEX 497 1 ubsglbeqty497.htm ubsglbeqty497.htm
 
 
   
  The UBS Funds
 
 
  Prospectus Supplement
 
 
 
 

 

The UBS Funds

Prospectus Supplement



April 20, 2012

Dear Investor,

The purpose of this supplement is to update the Prospectus of the UBS Global Equity Fund series (the “Fund”) of The UBS Funds dated October 28, 2011, as follows:

Effective on April 19, 2012, Nicholas Melhuish was replaced as portfolio manager for the Fund by Nicholas Irish.

Therefore, the reference to Mr. Melhuish under the heading “Portfolio manager” on page 5 of the Prospectus for the Fund, is deleted in its entirety and replaced by the following:
 
Nicholas Irish, portfolio manager of the Fund since April 2012.
 
Also, the first two paragraphs under the heading “Management” and the sub-heading “Portfolio management – UBS Global Equity Fund” on page 49 of the Prospectus are deleted in their entirety and replaced by the following:
 
Nicholas Irish is the portfolio manager for the UBS Global Equity Fund. He is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio. Mr. Irish has access to global analysts who are responsible for researching, projecting cash flow and providing a basis for determining which securities are attractively valued. Mr. Irish works closely with the analysts to decide how to structure the UBS Global Equity Fund. Information about Mr. Irish is provided below.
 
Nicholas Irish is a Senior Portfolio Manager on the Core/Value Global Equities team, a member of the Global Equity Portfolio Management team and a Managing Director of UBS Global Asset Management. Mr. Irish joined UBS Global Asset Management in 2008 and previously was a senior global equity portfolio manager of HSBC Halbis since 2005 where he co-managed HSBC Halbis’ equity portfolios. Prior to that, Mr. Irish spent 11 years at Schroders, most recently as one of two global equity portfolio managers responsible for their integrated global equity products. Mr. Irish has been a portfolio manager of the Fund since April 2012.
 
 
PLEASE BE SURE TO RETAIN THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION WITH YOUR PROSPECTUS DATED OCTOBER 28, 2011.


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  The UBS Funds
 
  Statement of Additional
  Information Supplement
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The UBS Funds

Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) Supplement



April 20, 2012

Dear Investor,

The purpose of this supplement is to update the SAI of the UBS Global Equity Fund series (the “Fund”) of The UBS Funds dated October 28, 2011, as follows:

Effective on April 19, 2012, Nicholas Melhuish was replaced as portfolio manager for the Fund by Nicholas Irish.

Therefore, on page 72 of the SAI, under the heading “Investment advisory, principal underwriting and other service arrangements” and the sub-heading “Portfolio managers”, the information for Nicholas Melhuish is deleted in its entirety and the information for Nicholas Irish is replaced with the following:
 
 
Registered investment companies
Other pooled investment vehicles
Other accounts
Portfolio Manager (Funds managed)
Number
Assets managed (in millions)
Number
Assets managed (in millions)
Number
Assets managed (in millions)
Nicholas Irish#
(UBS Global Equity Fund and UBS International Equity Fund)
5
$334
10
$884
11
$1,583
 
#
Mr. Irish became a portfolio manager of the UBS Global Equity Fund on April 19, 2012.  The information provided includes the accounts Mr. Irish currently manages, but the information provided with respect to the amount of assets under management in such accounts is as of December 31, 2011.
 
In addition, on page 75 of the SAI, under the heading “Investment advisory, principal underwriting and other service arrangements” and the sub-heading “Portfolio managers”, the information for Nicholas Melhuish is deleted in its entirety and the following information is added under the heading “Nicholas Irish”:
 
Portfolio Manager/Fund
Range of shares owned
Nicholas Irish #
UBS Global Equity Fund
None
   
#      Information for Mr. Irish for the UBS Global Equity Fund is as of December 31, 2011.


PLEASE BE SURE TO RETAIN THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION WITH YOUR SAI DATED OCTOBER 28, 2011.



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