UBP

Est. 1969
1,001-5,000 employees Banking

About UBP

Union Bancaire Privée is a family-owned company, driven by an entrepreneurial vision, innovation and independence. UBP is one of the most strongly-capitalised private banks.

As an asset-management specialist, UBP is committed to providing innovative investment solutions suited to the new market environment, with the highest levels of service quality and transparency. The Bank strives for performance and the preservation of capital, and develops innovative, traditional and alternative product ranges for both private and institutional clients.

Expertise

Asset Management, Wealth Management, Private Banking, Asset allocation, Investment Advisory, Fund of Hedge Funds, Funds Advisory, Equities, Fixed Income, Forex, Structured Products, and Emerging Markets.

Decorrelated Returns and Resilience: Hedge Funds in Focus
  • 16 Jun 2026

In a traditional ‘balanced’ portfolio, equities often account for 50% or less of the allocation. Yet factor analysis reveals that nearly 80% of the risk stems from the equity factor.

UBP Weekly View - A ceasefire rally, with a Fed twist
  • 15 Jun 2026

A tentative US-Iran ceasefire drove a broad-based rally across rates, credit and risk assets last week, even as US inflation data sent mixed signals. Government bonds rose sharply as falling oil pr...

The league table has changed, but fundamentals stay the same
  • 11 Jun 2026

The Boston Consulting Group’s most recent Global Wealth Report, published on 27 May, has ruffled some feathers in the Swiss finance industry, by showing that Hong Kong has for the first time overta...

By UBP In Industry
Family Office Solutions: A Human-Centric Approach to Managing Wealth Across Generations
  • 08 Jun 2026

How UBP’s Family Office Solutions helps wealthy families preserve and transmit wealth across generations through governance, investment strategy, and family advisory.

UBP House View - June 2026
  • 08 Jun 2026

In May, we anticipated fragmentation of global growth against a backdrop of persistently elevated interest rates and energy prices. That scenario has since materialised with a level of precision th...

UBP Weekly View - When earnings meet macro headwinds
  • 08 Jun 2026

A stronger-than-expected US jobs report shattered nine weeks of equity gains, triggering a violent rotation out of semiconductors and forcing markets to reprice the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) policy p...

UBP doubles North Asia NNM as brokerage and wealth planning surge
  • 05 Jun 2026

Union Bancaire Privée (UBP) more than doubled its net new money (NNM) in North Asia for 2025 while capturing surging brokerage and wealth planning revenues, North Asia region head and Hong Kong CEO...

By UBP In Industry
AI: Focusing on Convertible Bonds
  • 04 Jun 2026

Convertible bonds allow investors to capture AI-driven growth while diversifying the risk associated with hyperscalers in equity indices.

"The role of emerging markets is becoming much more strategic."
  • 02 Jun 2026

In an environment marked by the return of inflationary tensions, the rise of AI, and the reshaping of geopolitics, Michaël Lok believes that markets are entering a new cycle.