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.

AI: Focusing on Convertible Bonds
  • 14 hours ago

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.

UBP Weekly View - Markets hang on an unsigned ceasefire
  • 01 Jun 2026

Global equities hit new all-time highs, bonds rallied, and credit tightened, all on the hopes of a US–Iran ceasefire that remains, as yet, unsigned.

Real yields, flows, and geopolitics: What’s driving gold now
  • 29 May 2026

Short-term gold forecasts have been revised downward, reflecting the repricing of Federal Reserve expectations and the rise in short- and long-term interest rates observed in recent weeks.

UBP Weekly View - Rates in focus as markets navigate geopolitics
  • 26 May 2026

Markets were driven by shifting rate expectations and geopolitical developments, with US–Iran tensions adding volatility.

Hedge Fund Quarterly Review - April 2026
  • 22 May 2026

UBP Alternative Investment Solutions

Why Wealth Conversations with Women Still Begin Too Late — and Why Timing Is the Real Risk
  • 21 May 2026

84% of women report feeling unprepared to manage inherited wealth, with many finding the experience challenging when it arrives.

By UBP
Energy security in focus: how today’s crisis is reshaping the energy transition
  • 20 May 2026

From oil‑supply shocks to grid bottlenecks, energy is back at the heart of geopolitics. In a world where nearly 80% of primary energy still comes from fossil fuels, recent conflicts and supply disr...

UBP Weekly View - Rally pauses as yields reprice inflation
  • 18 May 2026

Global markets are entering a more balanced phase, where higher‑for‑longer rates, renewed energy pressures and sticky inflation are starting to test an artificial intelligence (AI)‑driven equity ra...