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  • 13.08.2024

    Solving the solvency jargon

    Summer is in full swing, and with it comes first-half results season for Swiss banks. These announcements can sometimes seem like an alphabet soup, with terms like CET1, LCR and NSFR representing financial ratios that are meant to help assess a bank’s solvency.

  • 05.08.2024

    UBP signs two exclusive agreements to acquire Societe Generale’s international private banking operations in the UK and in Switzerland

    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. 

  • 11.06.2024

    “Forget unrestricted market access to Europe”

    The CEO of wealth management bank Union Bancaire Privée is focused on growth through acquisitions.

  • 26.03.2024

    "10–15% of clients ask for sustainable investments"

    The importance of performance, the difficulty in putting forward green investments, who will lead UBP tomorrow: these are some of the many topics covered here by the Geneva bank’s CEO, Guy de Picciotto.

  • 08.03.2024

    International Women’s Day: The natural way to diversity is meritocracy

    As the pioneering women who entered a nearly all-male finance sector become experienced and senior, the new cohort of young females arriving are bringing fresh air and a new dimension.

  • 23.02.2024

    UBP seeks to double Middle East business in five years

    The Swiss private bank is looking to expand its Middle East business by targeting new markets in the region.

  • 03.11.2023

    Third UBP Next Gen Academy a success

    The UBP Next Generation Academy – which recently took place again, four years after the previous edition, partly in Paris and partly in Geneva – brought together an eclectic and multicultural group of young people with a lot to share and a keen interest in learning from the course and from each other.

  • 18.10.2023

    UBP bolsters its emerging market fixed income capabilities

    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.

  • 10.10.2023

    Building Bridges 2023: Momentum grows for sustainable finance transition

    From 2-5 October, Building Bridges, co-hosted by Sustainable Finance Geneva (SFG) and Swiss Sustainable Finance (SSF), attracted a record-breaking 2600 participants from banks, insurance companies, big corporations, governments, international organisations, NGOs and academia for more than 70 plenaries, discussions, and workshops.

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