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Investment Management Services

At Union Bancaire Privée (UK) Limited, we value active management and diversification, integrating global economic outlooks with expertise in asset allocation, investment selection, and portfolio construction.

You can access our investment process and expertise in a way that suits you. Many people choose our discretionary management service, where we construct and then manage a portfolio on your behalf. Those with the time and confidence to make their own investment decisions prefer our advisory or execution only services. Whichever route is right for you, you’ll have direct contact with the people responsible for managing investments and providing advice.

Become a client

Discretionary

You may wish to delegate investment decisions to our experts, either because you do not have the time or the immediate access to market information to make timely investment decisions. Or perhaps you simply prefer to entrust an investment professional with your financial assets. UBP offers three discretionary investment management services: 

Funds Service

Your portfolio will be managed and implemented using one or more of the funds from the range managed by Union Bancaire Privée (UK) Limited; these are chosen to meet your risk profile and investment objectives. These funds provide an efficient means of accessing our investment philosophy and process.

The Moorea Fund Range

Discretionary Portfolio Service (collectives)

Discretionary Portfolio Service (collectives): Your portfolio will be managed and implemented using a range of collectives or other instruments where appropriate. The asset allocation will be managed according to our investment philosophy and process to ensure that the portfolio continues to meet your risk profile and investment objectives.

Discretionary Portfolio Service (direct)

Your portfolio will be managed and implemented using equities and government bonds where we consider it suitable. The asset allocation will be managed according to our investment philosophy and process to ensure that the portfolio continues to meet your risk profile and investment objectives.

Advisory

You make the final decision on your investments with advice provided by our investment management experts. We provide you with the expert investment knowledge you need to make informed portfolio decisions, allowing you to stay in control of your investments. Advice can take many different forms, and we offer a holistic approach to help you make investment decisions: 

  • Asset allocation: Defining a global asset allocation overview of your portfolio, will allow you to quantify your risk tolerance
  • Recommendations: Once we have defined your optimal asset allocation with you, we help you build your personalised portfolio and provide you with investment advice based on your requirements and our investment convictions.
  • Risk management: We monitor your portfolio and may recommend new investment ideas consistent with your investment profile and changing market conditions.

Execution Only

This enables you to invest directly in markets with no investment advice provided by our experts. If you are passionate about making your own investment decisions and simply require a platform to execute orders, this is an ideal option. 

  • We offer different levels of service to add value to your trading experience, combining security, trading freedom and speed of execution.

  • You will have access to our dedicated execution teams who can discuss your requirements in detail and place your orders for you. Our team in London can provide you with publicly available information and key trading metrics on your investments as required, and work with you to execute your investment decisions quickly whilst also minimising price impacts.

UBP locations in the UK, the Channel Islands and Gibraltar

UBP (UK) - London

UBP has a strong and growing presence in the UK, Channel Islands and Gibraltar with offices in London and other key locations across the region. As its largest hub outside of Switzerland, the UK is a key strategic location, supporting UBP’s commitment to providing clients with flexible wealth management solutions.

UBP Jersey

Enquanto especialista em gestão de ativos na Suíça, a Union Bancaire Privée oferece serviços de elevado valor acrescentado e inovadoras gamas de produtos a todos os clientes, quer privados quer institucionais.

UBP (UK) Gibraltar

UBP has a strong and growing presence in the UK, Channel Islands and Gibraltar with offices in London and other key locations across the region. As its largest hub outside of Switzerland, the UK is a key strategic location, supporting UBP’s commitment to providing clients with flexible wealth management solutions.

UBP (UK) Edinburgh

UBP has a strong and growing presence in the UK, Channel Islands and Gibraltar with offices in London and other key locations across the region. As its largest hub outside of Switzerland, the UK is a key strategic location, supporting UBP’s commitment to providing clients with flexible wealth management solutions.

UBP (UK) Leeds

UBP has a strong and growing presence in the UK, Channel Islands and Gibraltar with offices in London and other key locations across the region. As its largest hub outside of Switzerland, the UK is a key strategic location, supporting UBP’s commitment to providing clients with flexible wealth management solutions.

UBP (UK) Guernsey

UBP has a strong and growing presence in the UK, Channel Islands and Gibraltar with offices in London and other key locations across the region. As its largest hub outside of Switzerland, the UK is a key strategic location, supporting UBP’s commitment to providing clients with flexible wealth management solutions.

09.11.2026

UBP Weekly View — As eleições intercalares nos EUA abalam o mercado da IA e desencadeiam uma fuga para ativos de refúgio

Os mercados acionistas globais registaram uma queda acentuada, uma vez que a vitória esmagadora dos democratas nas eleições intercalares suscitou receios de que a regulamentação pudesse abrandar a expansão dos centros de dados de IA, afetando mais fortemente os setores da tecnologia e dos semicondutores. As taxas de rendibilidade das obrigações baixaram devido à descida dos preços do petróleo e à onda de vendas no mercado acionista, apesar de o Banco de Inglaterra ter aumentado as suas taxas de juro para 4% e ter dado a entender que poderão seguir-se mais subidas. O dólar americano valorizou-se devido à procura de ativos de refúgio e aos dados sólidos sobre o emprego nos EUA, enquanto o ouro também registou uma subida.

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Succession planning for external asset managers: securing continuity and building the future

For external asset managers (EAMs), succession planning is a strategic priority. Demographic changes, rising client expectations, increasing regulatory complexity, and the need to attract younger talent are all reshaping the sector. In this piece, Union Bancaire Privée’s (UBP) Nadège Lesueur-Pène, Head of Wealth Management Developing Markets & Europe, and Anja Karcher, Head of EAMs Basel, provide some guidance on how to achieve a smooth handover.

02.11.2026

UBP Weekly View — As preocupações com a IA pesam sobre os mercados acionistas, enquanto os bancos centrais mantêm as taxas inalteradas

Os principais bancos centrais mantiveram, na sua maioria, as taxas de juro inalteradas na semana passada, com a Reserva Federal dos EUA (Fed) e o Banco Central Europeu (BCE) a preferirem adotar uma postura de espera para ver o que acontece. Os mercados acionistas globais registaram uma ligeira descida, à medida que a onda de vendas no setor tecnológico se prolongou pela terceira semana consecutiva, com os investidores a centrarem-se na discrepância entre as despesas com inteligência artificial (IA) e o fluxo de caixa livre. As obrigações valorizaram-se devido à descida das taxas de rendibilidade, enquanto o ouro foi negociado em baixa devido a modestos ajustamentos de posicionamento e à sua sensibilidade aos mercados acionistas.

26.10.2026

UBP Weekly View — Dúvidas sobre os gastos com IA e tensões em França pesam sobre os mercados

Os mercados acionistas globais registaram uma descida pela segunda semana consecutiva, à medida que os investidores questionavam se os gastos com inteligência artificial (IA), financiados por dívida, podem gerar retornos adequados. As taxas de rendibilidade dos títulos do Tesouro dos EUA voltaram a descer para abaixo dos 5%, enquanto os spreads das obrigações do Estado francês atingiram os níveis mais elevados desde a crise da zona euro. Os resultados financeiros das «hiperscalers» e uma série de importantes reuniões de política monetária tornam esta semana decisiva, embora se espere que a maioria dos bancos centrais mantenha as suas taxas de juro inalteradas.

Equipa de GAE: A força da parceria

A equipa de Gestores de Ativos Externos (GAE) da UBP é movida, acima de tudo, por uma ideia: uma parceria que produz resultados. O foco desta equipa é simplificar o atendimento aos clientes finais por parte dos gestores externos, combinando um serviço de custódia fiável com o acesso a mercados e especialistas. O objetivo é simples e ambicioso: ajudar os GAE a aumentar o volume de negócios e a elevar os padrões de serviço prestados aos seus clientes. Na prática, isso significa proximidade, rapidez e soluções que funcionam em grande escala.

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Refinação de petróleo bruto: o seu impacto no preço que o consumidor paga

Os preços do petróleo são normalmente cotados como o preço futuro do petróleo bruto, sendo o Brent e o WTI as principais referências. No entanto, a economia depende de produtos refinados, como o gasóleo, a gasolina e o combustível para aviões, e não do próprio petróleo bruto, e o custo de transformar um no outro é a margem de refinação, ou «crack spread». Ao adicionar este spread ao Brent, obtém-se uma estimativa do que o consumidor final paga efetivamente e, nessa base, o preço médio situa-se atualmente entre 140 e 180 dólares por barril.