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WealthBriefingAsia (03.08.2020) - Ranjit Khanna, Head of South Asia and Singapore Branch Chief Executive, Union Bancaire Privée, talks to WealthBriefingAsia. The bank won Best Boutique Private Bank (Southeast Asia).

Le Temps (03.08.2020) - In the past ten years, hedge funds have struggled to offer any kind of satisfactory returns, constrained by persistently weak interest rates and a lack of volatility.

Spotlight - Despite the impressive 30% rally for gold and 70% rally in silver from the March lows, the precious metals are likely still in the early stages of a long-cycle bull market.

Our Global Head of Forex Strategy, Peter Kinsella, shares his outlook for the US dollar for the months ahead.

Arabian Business (12.07.2020) - As we slowly come to terms with the initial effects of the Covid-19 crisis, it is time to see what wealthy families and single-family offices in the Middle East can learn from it.

Union Bancaire Privée partners with fintech QuantCube Technology to develop innovative equity stock-picking strategies.

The launch of the Corporate Governance Code in 2015 could be a real, long-term game changer for Japan, as historically poor corporate governance has been considered a key reason for local companies’ low ROE and global investors’ underweights.

Union Bancaire Privée announces a net profit of CHF 107.6 million for the first half of 2020

Union Bancaire Privée, UBP SA (“UBP”) has recently added a new strategy to its alternative UCITS platform. The market-neutral and sector-neutral strategy will invest in Japanese equities and focus on individual companies’ corporate governance.

ESG Clarity (09.07.2020) - Impact investing is a relatively new trend in emerging markets. These countries show enormous room for improvement, both socially and environmentally, and this could well mean greater opportunities for impact investors than in developed countries.

The resilience of the Swiss economy has once again been proved during the COVID-19 pandemic and is reflected by the Swiss equity market’s year-to-date outperformance.

Spotlight - US President Trump’s re-election polls have fallen to their lowest levels since polling began for the 2020 Presidential contest raising the potential for a change in the presidency in 2021.

Impact investing is not a new concept, but it has been gaining ground since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. So what does impact investment really involve and what are the prospects for impact solutions?