UBS boss Marcel Ospel could come under fire from at an investor Asian shares fall on US worries ...
Dollar falls ahead of key US data ... meeting later over huge losses on risky investments.
The Swiss bank has been one of the worst affected by the US sub-prime home loans crisis, chalking up $18bn (Ј9bn) worth of losses.
This caused UBS to report its first annual loss since the merger that created the firm a decade ago.
Mr Ospel may be forced to quit over the problems, which have also affected rival banks, including Citigroup.
'Weak' position
Last week, UBS proposed that it would recommend Mr Ospel is re-elected, but only for one year as opposed to the traditional three-year term.
But some analysts think that his time is up after suggestions that more losses are on the cards.
"I was a bit astonished by the fact that he will stay for a year," said Jerome Schupp, a fund manager at Banque Syz et Cie.
"Ospel has been too weakened to remain for long. I think they are already looking for a successor," he added.
Earlier in the week it emerged that Germany's HSH Nordbank is to sue the firm for mis-selling, alleging that it did not manage the assets in line with its "prudent investment objectives".
Rival financial giants, including Merrill Lynch, Citigroup and many European banks, are struggling to repair their balance sheets and reputations after disastrous sub-prime investments.
(BBC)
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