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  • David Yarrow: From the trading floor to the lens

    David Yarrow is not one to take the expected route. Now one of the world’s best-known fine art photographers, he began his professional life in finance – first as an investment banker, then running his own hedge fund. UBP Monaco is currently exhibiting David's work, and we had the chance to interview him about his career and his creative process.

  • 17.07.2025

    First half-year results 2025

    Union Bancaire Privée’s client assets rose by more than 11% to CHF 171.7 billion

  • Annapurna IV: When good judgement is the summit

    Sophie Lavaud knows what it takes to reach the top. In 2023, she became the first Swiss woman to complete the Himalayan Grand Slam, summiting all fourteen 8,000-metre peaks. But for a mountaineer of her calibre, experience sometimes tells her when the risks outweigh the rewards.

  • David Yarrow's photographs a roaring success at UBP Monaco vernissage

    In early June our Monaco office hosted a private viewing for some clients of a selection of the renowned photographer David Yarrow’s most iconic works, with the artist himself present.

  • Art Basel - Connecting through art

    On 20 and 21 June UBP held its annual exclusive visits of Art Basel for clients: an opportunity valued by clients and bankers alike for exchanging on topics of mutual interest and nurturing their ties.

  • 24.06.2025

    UBP’s 2024 Sustainability Report is out now

    Today sees the publication of UBP’s fifth annual Sustainability Report. It covers our strategy, progress and achievements in terms of both our investments and our own operations, and also outlines our next steps.

  • 19.06.2025

    A successful ride: UBP completes its first Bike to Work Challenge

    UBP made a strong debut in the Switzerland-wide Bike to Work Challenge this May. Over 110 colleagues pedalled with determination, collectively covering more than 26,000 kilometres.

  • Science meets magic

    Our colleague Kim Giolo, Data Analyst in our Internal Audit department, has found a great way of combining his long-standing commitment to volunteering for children’s welfare with a hobby that brings joy to him as well as others: he performs magic tricks for kids in hospital.

  • 03.06.2025

    Private banking: a changing of the guard in the industry

    For the younger generation, private banking is no longer necessarily as attractive a business sector as it was for their predecessors. Nonetheless, these institutions’ recruitment needs remain high, and attracting young talent is becoming an increasingly important issue for them. So how can private banks attract and retain the next generation? 

  • Empowering through mentoring

    A balance between youth and seniority, innovation and experience, progressivism and conservatism, drive and wisdom is the recipe for a successful team.

  • From dancing to banking: The value of diverse skills

    At UBP we recognise the strength of diversity, and that includes diversity in professional backgrounds and skills. Because we know that every single thing you learn about, or learn how to do, will serve you one day in another field.

  • Navigating challenges: Vendée Globe insights

    As a follow-up to her internal conference at UBP in early 2024, skipper Justine Mettraux recently came back for an update, in Geneva and in Zurich. It was a highly anticipated talk because, since her last visit, she has achieved the feat of arriving 8th in the most prestigious round-the-world solo race, the Vendée Globe.

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