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More than six months into her role as region head for North Asia at UBP, Teresa Lee is wasting no time making her mark across the markets of Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan – and even the Philippines.

Union Bancaire Privée, UBP SA (UBP) announces the successful completion of its acquisition of SG Kleinwort Hambros from Societe Generale, marking a significant milestone in the Bank’s international growth strategy.

Union Bancaire Privée increases its group profit to CHF 257.4 million in 2024

As part of its strategy to strengthen its service offerings to independent wealth managers, Union Bancaire Privée, UBP SA (UBP) has decided to join the Wecan Group network as well as the Blockchain Association for Finance.

Union Bancaire Privée (UBP) is pleased to announce the appointment of Teresa Lee as Region Head North Asia and Chief Executive Hong Kong.

Union Bancaire Privée, UBP SA (UBP) and Societe Generale announced today that they have entered into two exclusive agreements whereby UBP will acquire Societe Generale’s Swiss private banking activities (Societe Generale Private Banking Suisse) as well as their UK and Channel Islands wealth management arm (SG Kleinwort Hambros). Both transactions are expected to be completed by the end of the first quarter of 2025. 

Union Bancaire Privée’s net profit rises by 24.6% to CHF 138.1 million

Union Bancaire Privée reports net profit of CHF 223.8 million, up 6.4% year on year.

Union Bancaire Privée, UBP SA (UBP) announced today that it has further strengthened its emerging market (EM) fixed income capabilities by hiring three seasoned experts and developing its EM fixed income product range into a comprehensive offering embedding responsible investment principles.

The banking sector has undergone major shifts in the past few years. The takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS, considerable redundancies at major financial institutions and ongoing cost-cutting have made the job market increasingly competitive.

They are increasing affluence through careers, entrepreneurship, investments and savy wealth management.

Supported by innovation and the government, technology is the only Chinese sector offering great visibility.

With inflation and interest rates pushing up rather than down and fast-changing policies and scenarios in the US, UBP’s fixed-income experts explore how investors can put together a flexible and resilient bond portfolio in an approach favouring the long term.

Observers and investors were expecting the US dollar to go up in value. This was without counting on the new US administration’s erratic policymaking and announcements on tariffs. Where is it going next and what other factors are affecting the greenback?

Sustainable finance, which aims to invest in a way that is aligned with environmental and social objectives, needs to find a second wind.

Hedge funds are currently benefiting from the volatile investment climate, growing interest from pension funds, and technological advances, making them a valuable tool for generating alpha.

US corporate earnings growth is slowing. Unless it picks up again, stocks will become overvalued.

Gold can continue to rise above levels of USD 3,000 per oz this year, as supported by several factors.