About Union Bancaire Privée
Founded in 1969 by Edgar de Picciotto, Union Bancaire Privée (UBP) is based in Geneva and is one of Switzerland's leading and most strongly capitalised banks. Built on a strong foundation of entrepreneurial vision and innovative drive, it draws on the top financial talents to achieve capital protection combined with returns. Now, as ever, the Bank concentrates on just one profession: asset management for private and institutional clients. This activity comprises three business divisions: private banking, institutional asset management and alternative asset management.
Pioneer of alternative asset management almost thirty years ago, and an acknowledged world leader in this sector today, UBP offers advanced know-how in building and assembling absolute-return portfolios. This approach, combined with highly personalised service, has made Union Bancaire Privée one of the world's top-ranking privately-owned asset management banks, based on client assets.
Strengthened by selective acquisitions and constant, robust growth, the Bank has established an international presence through a network of subsidiaries, branches, and representative offices in over 20 locations: Geneva, Lugano, Zurich, Barcelona, Jersey, London, Luxembourg, Paris, Beirut, Dubai, Doha, Istanbul, Tel Aviv, New York, Bahamas, Bermuda, Buenos Aires, Mexico, Tokyo, Singapore and Hong Kong.
It employs around 1,300 people and assets under management exceeded 126 billion Swiss francs at the end of June 2008.
