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Article l’Agefi (27.08.2021) - Macroeconomic developments and how central banks are handling them remain the focus for institutional investors. UBP's head of global fixed income Philippe Gräub shares his analysis.

Environmental Finance (12.08.2021) - The latest IPCC report should shock the world into climate action – and for investors that means prioritising positive impact, writes Rupert Welchman.

Money Week (31.05.2021) - How we live our lives and how we choose to invest our savings have typically been worlds apart. Happily, it has recently become possible to bring these two elements much closer together. There’s a growing number of listed companies that are working hard to understand their place in the world beyond simple profit.

Le Temps (26.07.2021) - The final countdown is underway. In less than six months, on 1 January 2022, the world of finance will enter the post-Libor era.

Agefi Actifs (23.07.2021) - Significant improvements in corporate governance in Japan – as shown in particular by increasing female representation in companies' governing bodies – could drive stronger momentum in the Japanese market over the long term.

Institutional Money (16.07.2021) - Recent moves by the Fed confirm our fixed-income views of being defensive on interest rate exposure and constructive on credit exposure.

Allnews (12.07.2021) - Union Bancaire Privée is taking a unique approach to impact investing. Interview with Simon Pickard and Mathieu Nègre.

A lot has changed in the last few years. Impact investing in listed equity is relatively new and, in recent years, there has been much debate about whether impact can even be achieved in secondary markets.

Environmental impact investing in equities has moved from a niche strategy to the mainstream in recent years. But what exactly are environmental equities, their current valuations and the opportunities available in this sector?

Institutional Money (04.06.2021) - Having trailed other regions in the recovery post-Covid, we now expect Europe to outperform as a number of key factors pivot in the continent’s favour. This bodes well for European credit and in particular higher-income segments, such as high yield and AT1s.

Le Temps (17.05.2021) - The wealth management sector in Switzerland, seen by some as traditionalist or even downright old-fashioned, has once again shown how its agility and innovativeness still make it the leader.

Raconteur (The Wealth Management 2021 report published in The Sunday Times - 16.05.2021) - The health of our planet is intimately linked to your pension and your long-term financial goals, says Victoria Leggett, Head of Impact Investing at UBP.

Option Finance (21.03.2021) - In the last six months there have been strategy roll-outs from three car makers which are very important for different reasons and jointly may signal an even brighter outlook for Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) than the current consensus, and possibly mark the beginning of the end for Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicles.

Institutional Money (06.05.2021) - In recent months, nominal interest rates have increased globally. While this trend is expected to continue, the drivers of this move are likely to change, thereby affecting how investors position themselves in fixed-income markets.

Hubbis (03.04.2021) – Hubbis recently spoke with Michael Blake, CEO UBP Asia, as he cast his eye over the regional wealth management market and explained why he and UBP remain so optimistic about private banking in the region.

L'Agefi (23.04.2021) – Union Bancaire Privée is on a continuous growth trajectory integrating sustainability criteria. We interviewed Nicolas Faller, the bank’s Co-CEO Asset Management.