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PWM (08.04.2021) – Union Bancaire Privée’s Michael Blake discusses the importance of an integrated investment banking and wealth management model for servicing wealthy families

Option Finance (26.03.2021) – Impact investing – investing with the intention of having a positive impact on the environment and society – originated in the private equity market but is now spreading to all asset classes.

Institutional Money (06.04.2021) - The unprecedented nature of the pandemic paved the way for aggressive and, at times, unorthodox stimulus measures; however, these were crucial for ensuring smooth market functioning and delivering accommodative financial conditions at the height of the crisis.

Bilan (31.03.2021) - As vaccines offer a way out of the current crisis, we should see a greater rebound among small and mid-cap companies, the so-called ‘SMID-cap’ segment, than in the broader market.

Good With Money (19.03.2021) – Mathieu Nègre, Head of Global Emerging Markets at UBP, recently took part in a Good With Money podcast, a series in which experts discuss current ethical investment trends.

Finanz und Wirtschaft (20.03.2021) - Gold prices declined in recent weeks to lows of around $1,680 per ounce. The cause was the continued steepening of the US yield curve.

Institutional Money (04.03.2021) - In spite of the global pandemic, an increase in default rates, and highly volatile investment markets, the global high-yield market delivered positive returns in 2020. 

Le Temps (01.03.2021) - For two decades, Swiss private banks have been engaged in a new test of endurance as they have had to adapt to a raft of new regulations, tougher tax compliance requirements and the globalisation of their client bases.

Hubbis (18.02.2021) - Hubbis caught up with Ranjit Khanna, UBP’s Head of South Asia and Singapore Branch Chief Executive Wealth Management, recently to hear how well UBP in South Asia has weathered the storms of 2020, and how the bank continues to expand its discretionary, advisory and IAM/ family office propositions.

Environmental Finance (05.02.2021) - What changed to make renewable energy such an investment success story in 2020, UBP’s Mathieu Negre asks

Funds Society (28.01.2021) - An improvement in corporate governance, a stable government and a leading edge in digitalisation and robotics are making the Japanese small-cap segment a rich source of attractive opportunities for selective investors, says UBP Senior Analyst Cédric Le Berre.

Institutional Money (27.01.2021) - Despite an accelerating Covid-19 spread into year-end, risk markets concluded 2020 on a strong note as investors took confidence from the commencement of the vaccine rollout in the US and UK. 

Finanz und Wirtschaft (19.01.2021) - Norman Villamin, Chief Investment Officer Wealth Management of Union Bancaire Privée, considers fears of significantly higher interest rates to be premature. He prefers mining to banking stocks.

Funds Society (14.12.2020) - The first strategy in UBP's impact investing platform, Positive Impact Equity, has been going from strength to strength since its inception. Impact investing specialist Yvan Delaplace details the strategy’s investment process and broader sustainability trends in the sector.

Rankia Pro (12.2020) - Interview with Didier Chan-Voc-Chun, UBP’s Head of Multi-Management & Fund Research

Institutional Money (11.12.2020) - In this article, we break down the three key reasons we are favouring AT1s over the coming months.