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Finanz und Wirtschaft (24.01.2018) - Guy de Picciotto, CEO of UBP, talks about the 2017 financial year, and explains why his international clients are not showing much concern about negative interest rates on the Swiss franc. The head of one of the biggest family-owned banks also tells us where UBP is looking to expand in the future.

Lʼutile netto dell’esercizio 2017 si attesta a 220,4 milioni di CHF, in aumento del 25% e di 44 milioni di CHF rispetto al dato di fine 2016 pari a 176,4 milioni di CHF. Il cost/income ratio, a dimostrazione dei solidi risultati del Gruppo, si è ridotto a quota 64,1%, in miglioramento rispetto al 67,9% riportato a fine 2016. Il patrimonio in gestione sale a 125,3 miliardi di CHF, riportando una crescita del 5,9% rispetto ai 118,3 miliardi di CHF di fine 2016.

Le Temps (15.01.2018) - So let’s relish January 2018: rarely in the history of financial markets has a year got off to such a good start and with such good visibility.

L’oro ha aperto il 2018 facendo i fuochi d’artificio, toccando i massimi da metà settembre 2017.

Asia Market Review and Outlook - December 2017

Khaleej Times (17.12.2017) - Emerging markets are beginning to encounter headwinds. Following positive year to date returns the temptation to take profits surfaces as political concerns take heed particularly in the Middle East, South America and Southern Africa.

Union Bancaire Privée has received the Editor’s Choice Award for Innovative Family Office Advisor.

Asia Market Review and Outlook - November 2017.

Handelszeitung (04.12.2017) - Modelling a corporation’s journey along its CFROI lifecycle enables the discovery of alpha generating opportunities.

The Swiss small- & mid-cap segment is as international as the wider market and is set to benefit from sustained global growth dynamics in 2018.

I have never been driven by the quest for influence. I seek to achieve top quality at all times, so that we can offer clients the best results, day in, day out.

The Swiss market relative to the MSCI World has delivered significantly higher returns with lower volatility and lower drawdowns.

Union Bancaire Privée awarded “Best Private Bank (Client Service)” and “Fund Manager (Global Reach)”.

Market and corporate lifecycles can last a very long time and create large valuation anomalies offering great opportunities for active managers.

UBP ha annunciato l’ulteriore ampliamento della sua offerta nell’ambito dei mercati emergenti con il lancio di una strategia incentrata sul debito sovrano emergente (Emerging Market Sovereign Bond).

Le Temps (23.10.2017) - Applying nudge theory to private banking, or how to combat the trend towards uniformity.

 

The great wave of regulation following the 2008 crisis has been driven by the laudable aim of increasing transparency and client protection. However, it has also encouraged behaviour that favours passive investment at the expense of absolute returns.