Company overview:
UBP is a pure-play private bank: managing client assets is our core business, meaning we have a specialised, client-centred approach.
Our family-owned bank is one of the best-capitalised in Switzerland, guaranteeing long-term financial stability. We share the same objective as our clients: preserving wealth in the long-term.
As a client, you can choose any one of our ten booking centres around the world, including Geneva, London, Monaco and Singapore.
Our private bankers have vast investment expertise and have been with UBP for an average of thirteen years. They serve a limited number of clients, allowing for a highly personalised relationship based on a long-term commitment.
Agility lies at the heart of our entrepreneurial culture. We favour a responsive and flexible approach, as well as a quick decision-making process, which enables us to seize the best opportunities for our clients. Our integrated business model favours close integration of Private Banking with our Asset Management division, providing our private clients with access to market-leading advice.
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Michael Blake was appointed CEO Private Banking Asia UBP upon completion of the acquisition of Coutts International by UBP in April 2016. In this capacity, Michael is responsible for the leadership and development of UBP’s private banking business in Asia. He brings to the role a track record of leading cross-cultural teams during periods of growth and transformational change. Prior to this, Michael was Chief Executive of Coutts International. He has lived and worked in Asia, Switzerland and London over the past fifteen years and is active in various international affairs forums. Michael read Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oxford University and studied Mandarin in Beijing.
Ranjit Khanna is Head of the South Asia region and Non Resident Indian clients for Asia and Middle East at Union Bancaire Privée. He is based in Singapore and is responsible for driving the strategic growth agenda for UBP's South East Asian business covering Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. In addition, Ranjit also leads the Non Resident Indian segment across Asia and the Middle East. Ranjit has over 25 years of experience in the banking sector. Prior to UBP’s acquisition of Coutts in Asia where he was the South Asia and Global NRI head, Ranjit served as Managing Director, Private Banking at Bank Sarasin Alpen in Dubai. There, he led the establishment of the onshore private bank India and developed the Gulf business. Ranjit also spent 15 years at Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore and Dubai and 5 years at American Express Bank in New York, holding a number of senior roles across the wealth management division.Ranjit is a Singaporean citizen and graduate of Montclair State University in New Jersey, United States.
