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UBS Fund Management (Luxembourg) S.A. Due Diligence: Litigation & Investor Lawsuits. Fraud, Impersonation & Scam Warnings. Complaints & Transparency Issues. Conflicts of Interest & Valuations

  • Writer: The DigitalBank Vault
    The DigitalBank Vault
  • May 3
  • 4 min read


Disclaimer: This simulated assessment did not access live systems. Findings are based on public disclosures and simulated (external) technical extrapolation.


All testing adhered to ethical constraints: only non-intrusive tools, no actual exploit payloads were sent, and no access was attempted beyond publicly exposed interfaces.


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Executive Summary by the Encrygma Hacking Team


Key Findings:


UBS Fund Management (Luxembourg) S.A. was hit with a €250 000 administrative fine by the CSSF in December 2024 for extensive non-compliance spanning conflicts of interest, valuation, risk and liquidity management, and oversight of delegates—stemming largely from Credit Suisse fund breaches taken over in 2023 CSSFCSSF. The firm has faced multiple investor lawsuits—notably the 2009–10 LuxAlpha SICAV Madoff-related action (dismissed for procedural grounds) and subsequent U.S. litigation in Hill et al v. UBS AG (dismissed for lack of jurisdiction) Global CustodianHedge Fund Law ReportJustia Law.


More recently, Greensill-fund investors have challenged UBS’s redress offer, accusing it of withholding critical fund-rule documents under Luxembourg law Financial Times. In parallel, clone-firm scams and unsolicited “fraudsters using UBS branding” persist, prompting repeated investor alerts United States of AmericaGround News. Together, these issues reveal material compliance, governance, and transparency shortcomings.


Regulatory Sanctions


CSSF Administrative Fine (5 December 2024)

On 5 December 2024, Luxembourg’s financial regulator (CSSF) imposed an administrative sanction of €250 000—the maximum under the amended AIFM Law—on UBS Asset Management (Europe) S.A. (into which UBS Fund Management (Luxembourg) S.A. was merged on 1 October 2024). The decision cited pervasive failures in:

  • Organisational requirements and oversight of delegates

  • Conflicts-of-interest management

  • Valuation of assets

  • Risk and liquidity management systems

  • Disclosure to investors CSSFCSSF.


Litigation & Investor Lawsuits


LuxAlpha SICAV Madoff Case (2009–10)

A group of 80 investors sued UBS over losses in its LuxAlpha SICAV – American Selection UCITS, which had invested ~95 percent of assets with Bernard Madoff. In March 2010, the Luxembourg Court rejected investors’ direct action claims, ruling they must proceed via their fund’s liquidator Global CustodianHedge Fund Law Report.


Hill et al v. UBS AG (2014)

In Hill et al v. UBS AG (S.D.N.Y. No. 1:14-cv-9744), U.S. investors alleged losses tied to Luxembourg-domiciled funds. The district court granted UBS’s motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, closing the case with prejudice Justia Law.


Greensill-Related Disputes


Investor Challenge to Redress Offer (July 2024)

Following the collapse of Greensill Capital in 2021, UBS (which had rescued and absorbed Credit Suisse’s wealth-client relationships) offered 90 percent redress to trapped Greensill-fund investors. In July 2024, a cohort of former Credit Suisse clients filed to compel the CSSF to release internal fund-rule documents—arguing Luxembourg law obliges managers to cover NAV miscalculations or rule breaches, and accusing UBS of “continued lack of transparency” Financial Times.


Fraud, Impersonation & Scam Warnings


Clone-Firm and Unsolicited Contact Alerts

  • UBS’s UK site warns that fraudsters are contacting the public using UBS branding to pitch fake investments and job offers United States of America.

  • Ground News reports repeated clone-firm scams exploiting UBS’s name, highlighting ongoing reputational risk and potential investor losses Ground News.


Complaints & Transparency Issues


Formal Complaints-Handling Process

UBS Luxembourg publishes a multi-tier complaints procedure, yet there is no public record of systematic resolution failures—suggesting issues may be handled in-house or under confidentiality agreements United States of America.


Access to Documentation

The Greensill dispute underscores broader transparency concerns: investors have struggled to obtain by-law and NAV-calculation documents necessary to evaluate claims, pointing to governance lapses in investor communications Financial Times.


Conclusion & Risk Considerations


Although UBS Fund Management (Luxembourg) S.A. has been folded into UBS Asset Management (Europe) S.A., the legacy issues—major CSSF sanctions, historic investor litigation, ongoing Greensill-fund disputes, and persistent clone-firm scams—signal enduring compliance, governance, and transparency risks.


Prospective clients and counterparties should conduct enhanced due diligence on:


  • AIFM/UCITS-law compliance frameworks

  • Investor-communications protocols and document access

  • Post-merger integration of Credit Suisse controls

  • Ongoing fraud-prevention and client-education initiatives


Such scrutiny is essential to gauge whether UBS’s remediations adequately address these substantive risk areas.






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Disclaimer: This simulated assessment did not access live systems. Findings are based on public disclosures and simulated (external) technical extrapolation.

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Disclaimer: This simulated assessment did not access live systems. Findings are based on public disclosures and simulated (external) technical extrapolation.

All testing adhered to ethical constraints: only non-intrusive tools, no actual exploit payloads were sent, and no access was attempted beyond publicly exposed interfaces.


Full Detailed Report (150 pages) , available on demand , contact us at Agents@DigitalBankVault.com  

Costs € 8000 Euro.


 
 
 

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