Michaël Lok

Group CIO and Co-CEO Asset Management

Geneva, Switzerland

English, French

Michaël Lok is Group CIO and Co-CEO Asset Management at UBP. He has over 25 years of experience in wealth and asset management. 

Before joining UBP in 2015, he was Global Head of Asset Management with Indosuez Wealth Management (Crédit Agricole Group), where he developed a range of UCITS funds for Private Banking and a set of UHNWI mandates and dedicated investment solutions with a focus on Asia and Latin America. This followed his roles as Head of Investment and Head of Risk and Quantitative Portfolio Management. Before that, he was Portfolio Manager at Banque Martin Maurel and HSBC France (ex-CCF).

Michaël Lok holds two Master’s degrees, one in Finance (DESS) and one in Banking and Finance (DEA), from the University of Aix-en-Provence (France).

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07.07.2025

UBP House View - July 2025

With summer under way, aligning income generation with long-term growth helps reinforce portfolio resilience. A well-balanced allocation remains essential to navigating the coming months with confidence.

07.07.2025

UBP Weekly View - Brighter earnings outlook for US equities

Investor sentiment in equities was buoyed last week by the passage of the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’, signs of US economic resilience, and hopes of easing trade tensions. US equities remain our preferred sector for the second half of the year, underpinned by stronger earnings growth expectations, a persistently weaker dollar, and significant exposure to the technology sector.

04.07.2025

Navigating the markets in the summer of 2025

Risk appetite for equities holds firm, yet diversification is paramount.

30.06.2025

UBP Weekly View - Risk appetite holds firm

The Israel–Iran ceasefire has eased concerns about energy prices, thus curbing inflation pressures and maintaining the prospect of a rate cut by the Federal Reserve this autumn. Investor sentiment remains strong, notably on the technology sector. However, the unpredictability of geopolitical developments, coupled with the looming 90-day tariff-pause deadline, leads us to maintain a broad diversification across asset classes and regions.

23.06.2025

UBP Weekly View - Volatility mounts on Middle East escalation

Despite the escalating geopolitical tensions between Israel, Iran and the US, equity and bond markets are – for now – not pricing in a worst-case scenario. In this context, a diversified allocation is warranted to contain tail risks and mitigate mounting volatility. Gold continues to serve as a hedge against extreme shocks.

16.06.2025

UBP Weekly View - Trade deals in the spotlight

Markets rallied on US–China trade deal progress and soft US inflation data, boosting risk assets and expectations of a Fed rate cut. Yields fell while credit spreads tightened. However, at the end of the week gains faded as Israel–Iran tensions flared up, but this lifted defence stocks. The US dollar weakened, while gold and oil rose on geopolitical tensions.

10.06.2025

UBP House View - June 2025

As we enter the second half of the year, the fading trade war rhetoric is paving the way for a renewed focus on diversified asset allocations.

06.06.2025

Risk premium: a key to reading markets

The potential of US equities is being tested by the compression of the risk premium.

13.05.2025

UBP House View - May 2025

Equity markets welcomed Trump’s 90-day tariff truce by rebounding swiftly. However, we are maintaining a wait-and-see stance during this pause, while hedging against potential US dollar weakness by increasing our exposure to gold.