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February 28, 2008 - Marcel Ospel is expected to come under fire for the risky investments that have led to huge losses for the bank.
UBS has just reported its first annual loss since the merger that created the firm a decade ago - with $18 billion (£9 billion) worth of losses.
Last week, the board at UBS said it would recommend Mr Ospel be re-elected, but only for one year as opposed to the traditional three-year term.
However, many believe he may be forced to quit over the problems.
"I was a bit astonished by the fact that he will stay for a year," Jerome Schupp, a fund manager at Banque Syz et Cie told the BBC
"Ospel has been too weakened to remain for long. I think they are already looking for a successor," he added.
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