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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.

Allnews (06.04.2022) - La guerre en Ukraine ne remet pas en cause le cycle de resserrement monétaire des banques centrales. A l’heure où les entreprises affichent des bilans assainis et peuvent assumer les pressions inflationnistes à l’œuvre, les marchés obligataires, et notamment le segment ‘high yield’, ont de quoi retrouver de l’attrait auprès des investisseurs.

L’UBP a été partenaire de la conférence Biodiversité de L’Agefi, qui s’est tenue au Jardin des Plantes à Paris le 31 mars dernier.

L'Agefi Hebdo (04.2022) - Dans un contexte de marché marqué par une forte volatilité des valeurs mobilières et par des perspectives inflationnistes à court et moyen terme, l’investissement dans les placements alternatifs tels que les marchés privés, et plus particulièrement l’immobilier gouvernemental, prend tout son sens.

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) - Climate-neutrality is all very well, but it has to go hand in hand with ‘nature-positivity’, says UBP’s impact investing expert Victoria Leggett.

Finanz und Wirtschaft (19.03.2022) -While a glimmer of hope for a cease-fire and the prospect of the Fed’s lift-off are providing some modest downside risk for the gold price, the general trend is upwards as investors flock into the safe haven of precious metals in search of protection from the rising geopolitical, energy supply and inflation risks.

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.

Des taux d'intérêt historiquement bas et des valorisations boursières élevées ont déclenché des flux d'investissement sans précédent en direction des marchés privés.

Le Temps (07.03.2022) - La place financière suisse compte chaque année un peu moins de banques privées et, avec la vague de fusions-acquisitions de 2021, leur nombre est passé sous le seuil symbolique de la centaine.