UBS Group (UBS) Chief Executive Sergio Ermotti said Monday that Switzerland should not set rules for its banking industry that would put the lender at a disadvantage, Reuters reported.

Switzerland is gearing up to overhaul the country's financial sector and authorities are due to propose stricter banking rules in coming weeks, the report said.

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