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  • 29.01.2025

    "AI generates an alert in the event of an atypical transaction"

    UBP Monaco, as do many private banks, remains very cautious over the use of AI. CEO Sérène El Masri explains why.

  • 28.01.2025

    From peak to peak with patience and passion

    We recently had the privilege of speaking with tri-national mountaineer Sophie Lavaud about her remarkable achievements and inspiring life philosophy.

  • 21.01.2025

    Photographer David Yarrow exhibits at UBP Monaco in 2025

    Our Monaco office is starting the new year with a fresh set of artworks to dress the walls of its Belle Epoque building.

  • 09.01.2025

    Switzerland and the new world order

    The Covid pandemic has reshaped the global economy. It produced an exogenous shock that caused upheaval across the globe between 2020 and 2022, leading to a new world order.

  • 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.

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