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12.07.2024
Sustainability: an increasingly important consideration for wealth management
In early 2023, Nicolas Barben was appointed UBP’s Group Head of ESG Solutions within the Wealth Management division. We spoke to him about the role of regulation, the evolution of client interest in sustainability, and the performance of sustainable solutions, as well as his top priorities.
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10.07.2024
Finnish ex-premier addresses UBP clients
Our annual flagship conference “UBP Looks at Geopolitics” at the prestigious Widder Hotel in Zurich recently brought together nearly 130 clients, prospects, and UBP employees for an evening of dynamic dialogue. The anticipation was palpable as Adrian Künzi introduced the high-profile keynote speaker, Sanna Marin. -
17.06.2024
2024 US elections comes into view
Our experts examine the tumultuous US election landscape and historical market behaviour during election years, as well as anticipate the fiscal challenges awaiting the next president amidst record-high US federal debt levels.
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14.06.2024
UBP's Strategic Vision of Pure-Play Private Banking in Southeast Asia
Hubbis met with Eric Morin recently to learn more about UBP’s current momentum in Southeast Asia, the bank’s key focus areas, his strategic priorities, and his vision for the future of private banking in the region.
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12.06.2024
Structured products: a strategic solution
Structured products have changed a great deal, after a long period in which they were treated with a degree of scepticism by investors, and as a result of tighter regulations. Although the number of clients using them remains very (too) small, they are likely to play a growing role in asset allocation strategies.
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11.06.2024
“Forget unrestricted market access to Europe”
The CEO of wealth management bank Union Bancaire Privée is focused on growth through acquisitions.
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05.06.2024
UBP House View - June 2024
Eased ECB policies will boost Europe's recovery. As US growth normalises, developed market economies should converge in the second half of the year, while recent regional market rallies have reinforced our confidence in the UK and Switzerland.
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05.06.2024
Shifting perspectives in fixed income: focus on carry returns
Against a higher-for-longer interest rate landscape and limited potential for spread compression, fixed income returns will mainly derive from carry.
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27.05.2024
How the US government might deleverage its economy
US national government debt-to-GDP reached 120% in 2023, recapturing the level seen following years of wartime spending in 1945.
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08.05.2024
UBP House View - May 2024
In light of the extended duration of high interest rates, we’re employing a carry strategy, ramping up our allocation to high-yield bonds.
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25.04.2024
Will the Fed continue to cut interest rates?
Strong Q1 economic data from the US manufacturing, housing and employment sectors, combined with inflation of between 3.5–4% since mid-2023, have caused markets not to only price out the six rate cuts they had priced in up until the start of 2024, but, more recently, to also begin to question whether the Fed might forego rate cuts entirely in 2024.
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