UBS sees profits rise, probed over trading system

By John Heilprin

Published July 29, 2014 5:17pm ET

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UBS sees profits rise, probed over trading system — FILE - The April 24, 2014 file photo shows the logo of Swiss bank UBS and the Swiss flag in Zurich, Switzerland. Swiss banking giant UBS AG reported a 15 percent jump Tuesday July 29, 2014 in second-quarter net profit from a year ago, driven by strong results from its core wealth management and trimmed-down investment banking franchises despite a tough market environment. Switzerland's biggest bank said its net profit for the April-June period rose to 792 million Swiss francs (US$ 876 million), up from 690 million francs in the comparable period from 2013. (AP Photo/Keystone, Steffen Schmidt,File) | Steffen Schmidt

GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s biggest bank, UBS, reported Tuesday a 15 percent rise in second-quarter profit, driven by its core wealth management business, and disclosed it was part of a group of financial companies being investigated over alternative trading systems called “dark pools.”

UBS AG said its net profit for the April-June period rose to 792 million Swiss francs ($876 million) from 690 million francs in the comparable period in 2013.

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