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South China Morning Post (14.07.2018) - It may not feature on his CV or official job description, but one of Eric Morin’s key skills is the ability to perform an astute balancing act. Doing that, though, has become second nature to him thanks to more than 30 years in finance and wealth management and a knack for managing change, planning adjustments, and taking a studied approach to every new initiative.

L'Agefi (12.07.2018) - Equity markets still offer attractive investment opportunities, but since the beginning of the year they have seen increased volatility. In these conditions, overlay strategies can be an interesting solution for investors.

UBP announced today that it is further expanding its euro fixed-income offering with the launch of a new investment-grade strategy.

Asia Macro Strategy (10.07.2018) - The trade war that started last Friday (July 6th) has been well anticipated. The US initially imposed tariffs of 25% tax on US$34 billion worth of Chinese goods. The next US$16 billion will be announced in two weeks, according to US President Donald Trump.

Cash (06.2018), Interview by Katharina Lamster - What should investors know before investing in convertible bonds? Cash spoke with Nicolas Delrue about the asset class’ opportunities and risks.

Le Temps (01.07.2018) - The event might have appeared trivial had it not provided additional evidence of the potential long-term appeal of Chinese equities, despite turbulence caused by the threat of a trade war between Washington and Beijing.

All News (18.06.2018) - According to Eleanor Taylor Jolidon, Co-Head Swiss & Global Equity Portfolio Management at Union Bancaire Privée (UBP), Swiss macroeconomic numbers only have a passing effect on Swiss companies’ results, as 90% of their revenues are foreign-exposed.

Spotlight - US Quantitative Tightening: A road map for the ECB.

Union Bancaire Privée (“UBP”) has announced the appointment of Deepak Soni as CEO of UBP Investment Advisors SA (“UBP IAS”) with effect from 1 June 2018.

Asian banking & finance (14.06.2018) - In this exclusive interview with Asian Banking & Finance, Eric discusses the bank's growth targets, its competition and biggest challenges, and what makes it different compared to local Asian private banks.

NZZ am Sonntag (17.06.18) - By Daniel Hug and Albert Steck.

Union Bancaire Privée has doubled the assets it has under management in Zurich in five years. CEO Guy de Picciotto wants free access to the EU market, which he can currently only gain indirectly.

Tame market response to the summit is accurately priced, in our view, with still low expectations of a real breakthrough in the near term to trade the ‘peace dividend’ or ‘economic reconstruction’ themes.

The Luxembourg Times (05.06.18) spoke to Michel Longhini, CEO of private banking at UBP, about the acquisition, the strategy in Luxembourg and the potential for more takeovers.