UBS top job a poisoned chalice

While pressure on the top management remains strong, a change at the top in the middle of the storm might further weaken the battered bank.

A source familiar with situation told Reuters both Kurer and Rohner continued to enjoy full support within UBS, but commentators say it is a matter of time before a reshuffle.

"Kurer and Rohner know themselves that they won't last long in their current position," Markus Granziol, a former Chairman at UBS Warburg, was quoted as saying in Cash.