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Shanghai has entered its fourth week under lockdown, as authorities aim to clamp down on an outbreak of the omicron BA.2 variant. Other cities have also been impacted, with these areas accounting for 17% of China’s GDP.

In this report, we explore the meaning of positive nutrition, how achievable global nutritional goals are and, ultimately, how we invest in nutrition that is positive for people and planet.

UBP joined forces with Deutsche Bank to address how the transition to a sustainable and resilient food system affects fertiliser company valuations in a contribution to the CISL’s latest report.

Institutional Money (15.04.2022) - Der Krieg in der Ukraine stellt die Straffung der geldpolitischen Zügel bei den Zentralbanken nicht in Frage. Die Unternehmen haben ihre Bilanzen in Ordnung gebracht und können dem aktuellen Inflationsdruck standhalten. Damit haben die Anleihemärkte und insbesondere das High Yield-Segment für Anleger durchaus etwas zu bieten.

UBP partnered with L'Agefi’s biodiversity conference at the Jardin des Plantes in Paris on 31 March.

Agefi Luxembourg (03.2022) - At a time when financial markets are seeing highly volatile securities prices and the prospect of higher inflation in the short and medium term, alternative investments in private markets, and particularly in government real estate, make a lot of sense.

The global economy remains resilient despite negative momentum in Q1 & Q2. UBP’s economists Patrice Gautry and Carlos Casanova take a tour of the macro scenario around the world.

We expect private market assets to offer a credible alternative which can serve to not only diversify but as importantly augment portfolio returns.

Equities remain an asset class of choice, but selectivity is more important than ever in a tough economic climate. UBP’s experts share their thoughts on key themes.

Börsen-Zeitung (07.02.2022) - Klimaneutralität ist gut und recht, muss aber mit einer «naturpositiven» Entwicklung einhergehen, erklärt Victoria Leggett, Expertin für Impact-Investing bei UBP.

Finanz und Wirtschaft (19.03.2022) - Die Anleger flüchten vor grösseren geopolitischen Risiken, steigenden Lebensmittelpreisen und höherer Inflation in sichere Werte wie Gold und treiben dessen Preis in die Höhe. Für das gelbe Metall ergibt sich längerfristig ein neues Handelsregime.

Even though Asian economies have not endorsed sanctions, the Russia–Ukraine conflict will still have major impacts on the macroeconomic backdrop in the region.

Finews (09.03.2022) - UBP’s Asia business saw equally strong contributions from Hong Kong and Singapore during the pandemic, the bank’s regional chief executive Michael Blake told finews.asia, underlining that success from the dual hubs need not come at the expense of one another.

Historically low interest rates and high stock market valuations have triggered unprecedented investment flows into private markets.

Le Temps (07.03.2022) - Jedes Jahr verliert der Finanzplatz Schweiz einige Privatbanken und durch die im Jahr 2021 verzeichnete Welle von Fusionen und Akquisitionen ist ihre Zahl unter die symbolische Marke der 100 gesunken.