Sources: UBS requires AI skills when hiring junior investment bankers, making it one of the first major financial institutions to explicitly require AI literacy (Simon Foy/Financial Times)

UBS now lists AI literacy as a mandatory qualification for junior investment bankers, making it one of the first major banks to embed explicit AI skill requirements in its hiring criteria. The policy reflects growing pressure on financial firms to integrate generative-AI tools into deal-making, analysis, and client-service workflows.