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Sphere (20.09.2023) - Looking after its External Asset Managers (EAMs) and their clients is a key activity for UBP with some CHF 16 billion in assets under management (AuM). We spoke to the managers of the bank’s EAM team.

South China Morning Post - Enoch Yiu (18.09.2023) - Hong Kong’s newly launched tax incentives and resumption of investment migration schemes are set to boost its family office hub ambitions, according to the head of Swiss private lender Union Bancaire Privee (UBP) in the city.

Le Temps - (28.08.2023) - While they’re going through a bit of a rough patch, private markets have performed better in the last couple of decades than their public market peers.

Allnews - Emmanuel Garessus (11.09.2023) - As summer comes to an end, the challenge will be to encourage private clients to take on more risk again in their portfolios, says Nicolas Faller, Co-CEO Asset Management at UBP.

Finanz und Wirtschaft (09.09.2023) - Over the summer months, gold has struggled to rise in a meaningful manner. The metal traded in a relatively tight USD 100 range this summer, roughly between USD 1,890 and USD 1,990. Gold price volatility continued to decline, and the latest one-month implied volatility is only 10%, the lowest in years. This shows that markets do not expect any sharp moves in either direction over the coming months.

With obesity on the rise all over the world despite efforts to reverse the trend, impact investors need to join the fray alongside policymakers to reduce the increased mortality and the costs caused by the condition.

Le Temps - (22.08.2023) - Many of today’s youngsters see private banking as a much less exciting career option than tech start-ups, yet they have the wrong perception. The private banking industry keeps evolving. It has recognised the need to change and has adapted. Today, it has all the hallmarks of a desirable sector to work in for budding professionals.

China’s economy decelerated in Q2-23, led by a sequential decline in manufacturing and investment. Services continue to expand at a slower pace. Below potential growth is resulting in rising unemployment in April and May.

The Swiss Climate Foundation is an important catalyst for climate innovation in Switzerland. Having joined the Foundation at the start of 2022, we took the opportunity to speak to its Managing Director Vincent Eckert.

Hubbis - (04.07.2023) - After more than four years as Co-Head for North Asia at HSBC Private Bank, and a long and diverse career in major global financial institutions, veteran private banker Ivan Wong took the reins as CEO for the Hong Kong operation of UBP in November last year.

In 2022, Robert de Guigné, a seasoned investment professional, was appointed UBP’s Group Head of Sustainability. We spoke to him about the evolution of sustainable finance and his vision for UBP’s sustainability transition.

Responsible Investor - (05.07.2023) - UBP’s Victoria Leggett outlines the opportunity for corporate engagement on biodiversity.