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Press Releases 22.01.2024

Annual results 2023

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

UBP in the press 06.03.2024

Thinking big about impact investing

Börsen-Zeitung (02.03.2024) - The launch of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015 provided a road map for addressing the most pressing issues facing our society by 2030 and beyond. 

Insight 12.03.2024

Why Swiss equities should be considered in every equity allocation in 2024

Investors may find the strong fundamentals and stable economic, political and social aspects of Switzerland attractive in terms of equity investments in a year which may be dominated by geopolitical newsflow.

Press contact

Bernard Schuster
Head of Group Communications
Spokesperson

bernard.schuster@ubp.ch

Press contact - EMEA

Audrey Berladyn
Media Relations

+41 58 819 26 44
audrey.berladyn@ubp.ch

 

Press contact - Asia

Jennifer Ran
Media Relations

+852 3701 9716
jennifer.ran@ubp.com

 

Public relations agencies

Germany

NewMark Finanzkommunikation

France

Agence Verbatee

Italy

Verini & Associati

Middle East

Insight Discovery

United Kingdom

Peregrine Communications

Spain

Belgium

Backstage Communication

Key figures

Assets under management 31.12.2023

140.0 CHF bn

Net profit 31.12.2023

223.8 CHF mn

Return on equity 31.12.2023

8.7 %


UBP Experts

London

Charles Anniss

European Small- and Mid-Cap Equities - Senior Portfolio Manager

After working for 15 years for M&G Investments where he was a fund manager within the company’s equities team, Charles joined UBP in September 2016. He speaks English, French and Spanish.

London

Victoria Leggett

Head of Impact Investing

Victoria joined UBP in 2010 as a portfolio manager and has 15 years of investment experience. She previously worked as a European Equity Analyst at Threadneedle having started her career in Corporate Finance.

Paris

Nicolas Delrue

Convertibles - Head of Investment Specialists, and investment specialist convertible bonds

Nicolas heads the Bank’s team of investment specialists. He also specialises in convertible bonds for which he is a senior investment specialist. He speaks French and English.

Geneva

Patrice Gautry

Macroeconomics
Chief Economist

Patrice has been UBP’s Chief Economist for over fifteen years and has nearly thirty years’ experience in macroeconomics and investment strategy. He speaks French and English.

Paris

Karine Jesiolowski

Head of Responsible Investment AM & Senior Investment Specialist. 
Karine has over 25 years’ experience in asset management. Prior to joining UBP, she held positions as (EM Debt) Portfolio Manager, Investment Specialist and Sales and Marketing Manager. She speaks French and English.

London

Peter Kinsella

Forex – Head of Global Currency Strategy

Peter has 14 years’ experience in forex. He joined UBP in 2018 from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia in London where he was Director of International Rates & FX Strategy. He speaks English.

Geneva

Cédric Le Berre

US/Japanese equities
Senior Analyst

Cédric has over thirteen years’ experience in fund research and is responsible for representing our external managers. He specialises in US and Japanese equities. He speaks French, English and Chinese.

London

Mathieu Nègre

Global emerging equities - Head of Global Emerging Equities

Mathieu has over seventeen years’ experience in portfolio management and investments, including fourteen years covering emerging markets. He is the head of UBP’s Global Emerging Equities team. He speaks French and English.

Geneva

Eleanor Taylor Jolidon

Co-Head of Swiss and global equities

Eleanor has more than twenty years’ investment experience on the sell- and buy-sides, of which she spent fifteen focussing specifically on the Swiss equity market. She speaks French, English and German.

Zurich

Norman Villamin

Group Chief Strategist

Norman has over 20 years’ experience managing wealth both on an advisory and discretionary basis for top companies in the financial industry. He speaks English.

London

Rupert Welchman

Co-Head of European equities - Impact Investing 

Rupert is Co-Head of European Equity and co-manages UBP’s impact investing strategy. He has close to 20 years’ investment experience, as a European Equities fund manager. He speaks English.

London

Kier Boley

Co-Head and CIO of UBP Alternative Investment Solutions

Kier joined UBP in April 2020 as Co-Head and CIO of UBP Alternative Investment Solutions. He previously spent 20 years at GAM, where he was Head of alternative investments.

 

Hong Kong

Carlos Casanova

Senior Economist Asia

Carlos joined UBP in 2020 as Senior Economist, Asia. He leads UBP’s macroeconomic research in Asia and contributes to shaping our Asia investment strategy. He has over nine years of experience in economist roles.

 

Geneva

Brice Thionnet

Head of Private Markets

Brice is the Head of UBP’s Private Markets Group. Prior to joining UBP, Brice worked notably at Deutsche Bank and Baker & McKenzie. He benefits from 15 years’ experience in the Private Markets and Corporate Advisory.

 

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