Pure play private bank, Union Bancaire Privée (“UBP”) is one of the world’s largest family-owned and managed private banks with CHF 171.7bn (£157.6bn) in client assets (as at 30 June 2025), and strong financial foundations.
As a pure play private bank, we focus exclusively on wealth and asset management solutions to meet clients’ unique and evolving needs.
Driven by an expertise-led culture, we integrate in-depth knowledge in wealth and asset management to create tailored solutions for clients. This breadth of expertise ensures we can meet even the most complex financial needs.
Strong financial foundations
We know that in order to secure steady asset growth and expansion we need a solid financial base.
With a Tier 1 ratio of 21.3 per cent, UBP ranks among the best-capitalised banks. In an endorsement of these firm foundations, in January 2019 the rating agency Moody’s assigned UBP a long-term deposit rating of Aa2 with stable outlook, which was reviewed and confirmed in November 2024.
Expertise-led wealth and asset management solutions
As a family-owned and family-managed bank, our entrepreneurial client-centric mindset and organisational agility enable quick decision-making in a fast-changing world, aiming to deliver secure and sustainable growth.
The added value of our services comes from the expertise of our specialists and our ability to keep in step with industry developments and the demands of our clients.
Our unique business model integrates wealth management and asset management, ensuring clients gain access to an extensive pool of knowledge, skills and talent that set us apart.
In addition, our wealth planning team is on hand to provide guidance so that clients can secure, grow and transfer their personal wealth over generations.
We have been supporting clients in Scotland since our office opened in Edinburgh almost 20 years ago. We continue to provide first-class private banking and wealth management services to our clients, many of whom have been with us from the start. We have world-class new solutions to bring to clients thanks to UBP’s focus on investment management which is exciting for our local team and of course our clients.
- Chris Thomson
Partnering with clients for the long run
Dedication, conviction, agility and responsibility lie at the heart of our client relationships. These values drive us to develop and refine successful strategies and investment solutions responding to clients’ wealth and asset management needs.
We provide a complete range of wealth and asset management products and services, including banking and credit solutions, wealth planning, discretionary portfolio management, advisory mandates and alternative investments.
International presence and strong UK footprint
Our international presence spans over 30 locations, offering access to worldwide investment opportunities and cross-border wealth planning.
We have a significant footprint in the UK, Channel Islands and Gibraltar, managing over £20bn in client assets with offices in Edinburgh and London and other key locations across the UK.
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.
For more information, please visit www.ubp.com/en
Union Bancaire Privée (UK) Limited
Capital Building | 12-13 St Andrew Square | Edinburgh | EH2 2AF
T. + 44 131 523 1140
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