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Updated Thursday, May 23, 2013 as of 5:25 PM ET

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UBS’s CFO Naratil Said to Meet With Knight Vinke Next Week

(Bloomberg) -- UBS AG�s Chief Financial Officer Tom Naratil will meet next week with Knight Vinke Asset Management LLC, an investor that called for a spinoff of the lender�s investment bank, two people familiar with the matter said.

Naratil talks with dozens of investors every quarter to get feedback and discuss developments, the people said, asking not to be identified because the matter is private. The meeting was reported by the Wall Street Journal earlier today. Officials for UBS and Knight Vinke declined to comment. more »

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