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Insight 04.12.2023

UBP London’s ambitious Nature Calls conference draws a crowd

We recently held our first biodiversity conference in London, titled ‘Nature Calls!’ featuring a varied batch of panellists who led inspiring keynote speeches and discussions.

Insight 29.11.2023

Fixed income 2024: investment grade offers attractive risk-return

Yields on investment-grade bonds are at levels not seen since the GFC, propelled by an inflation wave that caught central banks off guard, forcing them to make the fastest set of rate-hikes since the 1980s.

Insight 28.11.2023

Bell’s small & mid-cap portfolio – a bellwether

Today, global SMID caps might represent one of the last areas within equities where the balance between fundamentals and valuations has been largely preserved.

Insight 23.11.2023

UBP Impact Team’s COP28 Wish List

In what has become an annual tradition, UBP’s Impact team has written a list of the outcomes they would like to see from the COP 28 climate summit due to take place at the end of November in Dubai.

Insight 23.11.2023

UBP Investment Outlook 2024

UBP’s experts present their investment convictions for the upcoming year in their “Back to the Future” roadshow.

Insight 22.11.2023

Looking Beyond China

As UBP launches into Investment Outlook 2024, this year titled Back to the Future, our Co-CEO Asset Management & Head of Investment Management Michaël Lok, Group Chief Strategist Norman Villamin, and Chief Economist Patrice Gautry shine a spotlight on one of its key themes: looking back at events that have led China into a post-bubble restructuring process. Our expert recommends that during this phase China-focused investors look beyond the world’s second-largest economy at other dynamic markets, such as India.

Insight 21.11.2023

European real estate: capitalising on market dislocations

The real estate market has had its share of upheavals and is in flux as Europe’s economies battle with the consequences of rising inflation and interest rates, weakening demand, and contracting exports, not to mention the unrest in Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Meanwhile real estate has its place as a value creator in investors’ portfolios.

Insight 09.11.2023

UBP House View - November 2023

Back to normal


Insight 30.10.2023

Building an efficient equity portfolio of global leaders today

Research has shown that 30 stocks is enough for a portfolio to efficiently diversify risks – and this without even taking into account the added benefits of active stock selection.

Insight 13.10.2023

Assessing positive impact in pharmaceuticals

Pharma is a complex and fast-changing industry that plays a vital role in improving health outcomes and global access to medicines.

Insight 05.10.2023

Investment Update panel addresses Asia clients and prospects

Sharing insights is an important way for us to engage and connect with our clients. In September 2023, we held a series of dinners in Asia, including in Hong Kong and Singapore, in which we looked back at our mid-year "Walking the tightrope" analysis and expectations.

Insight 12.09.2023

Tricky times for gold

Finanz und Wirtschaft (09.09.2023) - Over the summer months, gold has struggled to rise in a meaningful manner. The metal traded in a relatively tight USD 100 range this summer, roughly between USD 1,890 and USD 1,990. Gold price volatility continued to decline, and the latest one-month implied volatility is only 10%, the lowest in years. This shows that markets do not expect any sharp moves in either direction over the coming months.

Insight 30.08.2023

Reversing obesity to lighten the load on health and the economy

With obesity on the rise all over the world despite efforts to reverse the trend, impact investors need to join the fray alongside policymakers to reduce the increased mortality and the costs caused by the condition.

Insight 19.07.2023

China can evade a balance sheet recession

China’s economy decelerated in Q2-23, led by a sequential decline in manufacturing and investment. Services continue to expand at a slower pace. Below potential growth is resulting in rising unemployment in April and May.

Insight 17.07.2023

Fostering Climate Innovation in Switzerland

The Swiss Climate Foundation is an important catalyst for climate innovation in Switzerland. Having joined the Foundation at the start of 2022, we took the opportunity to speak to its Managing Director Vincent Eckert.

Insight 13.07.2023

Paving the way for long-term, sustainable returns

In 2022, Robert de Guigné, a seasoned investment professional, was appointed UBP’s Group Head of Sustainability. We spoke to him about the evolution of sustainable finance and his vision for UBP’s sustainability transition.