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La Regione (29.11.2021) - The year that is about to end has been marked not only by the persistence of health alarms linked to the coronavirus pandemic, but also by a strong economic recovery in the United States and Europe, chiefly driven by the gradual reopening underpinned by the advancement of vaccination campaigns.

The 2015 Paris Agreement called for a 5-year cycle of updates on nationally determined contributions (NDC). This latest update would have occurred in 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bilan - L’investissement durable n’a cessé de gagner du terrain ces dernières années et l’attention s’est surtout portée sur la stabilité climatique, notamment l’intensité carbone.

Having been dormant for nearly 50 years, the term ‘stagflation’ has once again re-entered investors’ lexicon and with it a concern of a lost decade like the one faced by investors in the US in the 1970s.

With the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference currently underway in Glasgow, Union Bancaire Privée's Impact Investing team has compiled a list of important areas to focus on. The outcome of the conference will be crucial in determining how humanity can mitigate and adapt to climate change.

L'Agefi (29.10.2021) - La dette privée peut dynamiser l’offre de logements sociaux et abordables, pour le plus grand bénéfice des investisseurs et des personnes à faible revenu. Ce thème d’investissement apparaît comme particulièrement attrayant à long terme.

Wealth Magazine (22.10.2021) - Les ‘marchés frontières’ sont particulièrement intéressants en tant qu’investissement distinct de l’univers de la dette émergente globale, et ce pour plusieurs raisons. La plus évidente est que les performances ont dépassé celles de la dette souveraine émergente sur toutes les périodes considérées. 

In the United States, the Covid-19 Delta variant is continuing to wreak havoc, causing concern that the recovery could be derailed. However, there are reasons to be optimistic about the US equity market, with companies having posted exceptional earnings over the second quarter. Looking ahead, a focus on long-term, sustainable, quality, growth companies is the right approach to capture returns.

London, 12 October 2021 - With the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) under way this week in Kunming, China, Union Bancaire Privée’s (UBP) Impact Investing team has called on delegates to match their ambitions on the protection of global biodiversity by issuing four “wishes” for commitments at the Conference.

Le Temps (04.10.2021) - Depuis que les marchés privés ont commencé à prendre leur essor dans les années 1990, jamais ils n’avaient été portés par des vents aussi favorables. Ils recouvrent une large partie du périmètre de la gestion alternative, à savoir toutes les classes d’actifs non traditionnelles.

The world stands at the beginning of a pivotal decade in which institutional investors and governments each have a responsibility to accelerate action to tackle the climate crisis. UBP is a signatory of the 2021 Global Investor Statement to Governments on the Climate Crisis.