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Group Chief Strategist
Zurich, Switzerland
English
Norman Villamin joined UBP in November 2015 as Head of Investment Services and Treasury & Trading of UBP Zurich, shortly after which he was appointed Chief Investment Officer (CIO), Wealth Management. In 2023, he assumed the global role of Group Chief Strategist in which he is responsible for elaborating the Bank’s long-term investment strategy and developing investment convictions for the Bank’s Global Investment Committee.
Norman has over 20 years of experience managing wealth both on an advisory and a discretionary basis. He was previously Chief Investment Officer for Coutts International, Head of Investment Analysis & Advice for Citi Private Bank in the Asia-Pacific, Head of Asia-Pacific Research for HSBC as well as Head of Asia-Pacific Strategy for Morgan Stanley based in Hong Kong and Singapore.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Michigan and a master’s in Business Administration from the University of Chicago.
11.09.2026
US President Trump’s approval rating is among the lowest for a sitting president in post-World War II US history and leaves an 80% probability that the US House of Representatives will shift to Democratic control, with US Senate facing a 50:50 chance of switching to Democratic control.
04.03.2026
With another US regime change operation under way in Iran shortly after the more limited, successful January operation in Venezuela, questions are once again being asked.
20.06.2025
Israel’s ‘pre-emptive’ strikes against Iran on 13 June represent a meaningful escalation in what had been Israel’s ongoing battle against primarily Iranian proxies. The conflict has now shifted towards a direct confrontation between the two regional powers in the Middle East.
19.03.2025
The US–Europe relations prevailing since World War II are shifting.
22.01.2025
With Denmark-controlled Greenland attracting increasing geopolitical interest as a naval and resource-rich hotspot, our Chief Strategist looks into the factors at play for this independence-minded Arctic territory.
07.01.2025
Investing in resilient corporates which can weather such rapid transformation – and also the prospect that changes may not take place smoothly – will be key
06.01.2025
For UBP’s Investment Outlook 2025, Europe is entering a pivotal year. According to Norman Villamin, the continent’s fragmented economy has come to a crossroads where challenges and transformation intersect.
20.11.2024
The statements in late 2024 from China’s central bank and the country’s Politburo sparked hopes of a ‘whatever it takes’ moment, only to see these dashed, as policy actions have fallen short of expectations.
