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Although technology in the healthcare industry is still in its infancy, its future will be one of improved health outcomes, increased efficiency, more precise clinical interventions and, ultimately, reduced healthcare expenditure for governments and patients alike.

The economy is set to rebound in 2021, leading the global economic recovery once again. 

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. 

President Joe Biden has taken the US back into the Paris Agreement framework. While time has been lost, CO2 emissions are down over the last five years and the new US administration will push climate action up the agenda and build upon policies already enacted by corporates and at state and local levels. 

With vaccines to combat the global pandemic being rolled out beginning in late-December, Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have led the world in vaccinating their populations, having reached > 20% coverage by mid-January.

Union Bancaire Privée announces net inflows of nearly CHF 9 billion and an increase in assets under management to CHF 147.4 billion (+5.1%)

Impact investing is clearly differentiated from other sustainable investment solutions, but still takes ESG criteria into account.

UBP Geneva employees took the unique opportunity of acquiring a piece of the Bank’s history while making a charitable contribution to the work of the Cansearch foundation.

Over 1.1 million households in England are on local authority waiting lists for affordable housing. Furthermore, it is widely expected that waiting lists will lengthen as more households will be forced to seek cheaper accommodation due to the impact of COVID-19.

Bond defaults were not part of the debate for much of 2020. However, these have picked up steam in Q4-20, resulting in a record level of USD 21.8 billion YTD, far exceeding the previous high of 2018.

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

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