Nicolas Laroche
Global Head of Advisory & Asset Allocation
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UBP Advisory is the right service for you if you wish to maintain full control of your investments. Our specialists are on hand to support you in your decision-making process.
Your investment journey with us begins with a thorough understanding of your personal needs, financial goals, and desired level of engagement with our investment experts.
Together, we assess your risk appetite and build an investment strategy in which you play an active role.
Our dedicated Advisory team provides you with swift market access, and proactive, on-demand investment advice across various asset classes. Ever ready to assist, our team offers insights on trading strategies for single securities, bonds, foreign exchange, structured products, funds and alternative investments.
We propose two levels of engagement so you always maintain complete control:
- Classic Mandate
You actively manage your portfolio with guidance from your relationship manager and get full access to UBP’s publications to keep you right up to date with the markets.
- Premium Mandate
You receive personalised and proactive advice from a dedicated investment advisor, alongside your relationship manager, and the Bank’s investment specialists.
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27.10.2025
UBP Weekly View - Resilience returns to markets
Resilient macro data, softer inflation and strong corporate earnings have helped global markets recover, with equities reaching new highs and bonds extending gains. Expectations of further Fed rate cuts supported sentiment, while the USD strengthened amid JPY weakness and gold consolidation. However, with valuations near cycle peaks and policy uncertainty still looming, investors remain focused on upcoming central bank meetings for direction.
22.10.2025
France’s debt puzzle
Markets have steadied after the appointment of the Lecornu II administration, yet lingering political and fiscal vulnerabilities persist.
20.10.2025
UBP Weekly View - Fragility builds in markets
The US government shutdown carries on, while the earnings season opened on a constructive note, nudging global equities higher amid softer trade rhetoric, resilient bank results and renewed hopes of Fed easing. These tailwinds, however, contrast with credit-quality concerns linked to regional-bank fraud reports and mounting unease over a potential AI-driven bubble, leaving markets more vulnerable to negative headlines. US inflation data due this week are expected to show moderate upward pressure.
15.10.2025
The energy challenges of AI
The rise of artificial intelligence is redrawing the global electricity map
14.10.2025
“Negative interest rates have hardly any effect on the Swiss franc.”
The currency expert at the Swiss private bank Union Bancaire Privée expects the dollar to weaken further, takes a dim view of negative interest rates, and is taking advantage of low market volatility.
13.10.2025
UBP Weekly View - Earnings season kicks off
Investors have been wary of circular AI investments, stretched equity valuations, the threat of the trade war escalating, and the ripple effects of a prolonged US government shutdown, which itself has further disrupted economic data. This week, Q3 earnings will be in the spotlight, with the US’s largest banks set to lead the reporting season.