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UBP Switzerland review

Union Bancaire Privée, UBP SA

Our review of UBP Switzerland for ultra-high-net-worth families. We researched the legal entity that holds the licence and books the account, not just the brand.

Booking centreSwitzerland
RegulatorFINMA
Legal formLicence holder
GroupUBP
Websiteubp.com
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Private Bank Rating
64
out of 100
Editorial assessment on UHNW criteria
Reviewed 2 November 2026 · Q4 2026 edition
Updated every quarter
Rating signed byNoam CohenEditor, Bank Intelligence
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The group

UBP in 2 booking centres

The headline rating of UBP is the rating of its parent licence holder shown above. Each booking centre is rated separately: the licence holder's record is shared by its branches, while protection, services and costs depend on where the account is booked.

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Union Bancaire Privée, UBP SAGroup leadSwitzerland64
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The rating

What the PPLI.com rating of UBP considers

This is our editorial assessment of UBP. We look at the areas below, which matter to a family deciding where to keep its assets, and weigh them together with what clients tell us and the service they get. Retail products, branches and apps play no part. The public sources we used are listed at the foot of the page.

Conduct and enforcement

What regulators, prosecutors and courts have concluded about this licence holder in recent years.

Protection of client assets

Whether custody assets are ring-fenced by law in the booking centre, whether deposits are protected, and whether the custody terms can be read before signing.

Service for complex families

The breadth of private banking services the bank publishes for this booking unit, including work with external managers and family offices.

Cost transparency

Whether a prospective client can see the tariff and the bank's policy on third party payments before asking.

Ownership and control

Whether the bank's owners are public, how official assessments rate the anti-money-laundering regime of any owner's home jurisdiction, and whether a politically exposed person holds a significant stake. The same test applies to every bank.

Client opinions and service

What clients of UBP and their advisers tell us in confidence, and the service the bank gives to families. We never publish names. Tell us about yours

PPLI.comPrivate Bank Rating64

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The record

Regulatory and legal record

What regulators, prosecutors and courts have decided, recorded against the legal entity they named, with the status, the amounts as published and a link to the original document. Claims and investigations still under way are marked as open.

20202 January 2020

Addendum to the Swiss Bank Program non-prosecution agreement: additional payment for further US-related accounts

The US Department of Justice announced an addendum to UBP's 2016 non-prosecution agreement: Union Bancaire Privée, UBP SA pays a further USD 14 million for 97 additional US-related accounts. The release is dated 2 January 2020 (the 6 January date in earlier tables is the original agreement's anniversary, not this release); the signing date is not stated separately.

Pursuant to today's agreement, UBP will pay an additional sum of $14,000,000
US Department of Justice (Swiss Bank Program) · Settlement without admission · Additional penalty USD 14 million · Primary source
20166 January 2016

Swiss Bank Program Category 2 non-prosecution agreement

UBP entered a Swiss Bank Program non-prosecution agreement covering about 2,919 US-related accounts (1,282 acquired through purchases of other banks) with peak assets of USD 4.895 billion, and paid a USD 187.767 million penalty.

UBP will pay a penalty of $187.767 million.
US Department of Justice (Swiss Bank Program) · Settlement without admission · Penalty USD 187.8 million · Primary source
Matters concerning other entities in the group (1)
20159 June 2015

Predecessor matter: Swiss Bank Program non-prosecution agreement of Société Générale Private Banking (Suisse) SA

Société Générale Private Banking (Suisse) SA entered a Swiss Bank Program non-prosecution agreement in June 2015 covering about 375 US-related accounts and paid USD 17.807 million. The conduct predates UBP's 2025 acquisition of Société Générale's Swiss private banking business and is not a UBP finding.

respondent (acquired business, before acquisition)

SGPB-Suisse will pay a penalty of $17.807 million.
US Department of Justice (Swiss Bank Program) · Settlement without admission · Penalty USD 17.8 million · Primary source
The bank at a glance

Identity, protection and services

Legal identity

Legal nameUnion Bancaire Privée, UBP SA
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LicenceBank  Source
RegulatorFINMA
Legal formLicence holder
OwnerNot published  Source

Ownership

Group parentCBI Holding SA, Geneva (controlled by the de Picciotto family)  Source
Controlde Picciotto family, 98.99%; family owned  Source (31 December 2024)
Holder of 10% or moreCBI Holding SA, 100% in Union Bancaire Privée, UBP SA  Source (31 December 2024)

Ownership is shown as published, with its date. It describes who owns the bank; it does not, by itself, suggest any wrongdoing by the bank or its owners.

Financial strength, as reported

Credit ratingsMoody's Aa2 long-term deposit rating (group), home pa
Tier 1 capital ratio23.1% (2025-12-31)  Source
client assetsCHF 184.5 bn (2025-12-31)  Source

Services published for this booking unit

Private clients
Discretionary management
Advisory mandates
Custody only (execution and safekeeping)
Lombard lending
Mortgage lending
Multi currency accounts
Trust and fiduciary services
Family office services
Wealth planning
Consolidated reporting
External asset manager desk

Offered at this booking centreOffered by the group, not confirmed hereNot located, which does not mean unavailable
Checked on the bank's own pages, 2 November 2026.

Access and costs

Minimum relationshipNot published
US personsAccepted with restrictions
Fee scheduleNot published
Third party paymentsNot published
Transfer out termsNot published

Protection of client assets

Deposit protectionAll banks with a Swiss office must be members of esisuisse: privileged deposits are protected up to CHF 100,000 per client per bank, including non-resident clients and foreign currency deposits, within a system cap.
Custody lawSwiss Banking Act art. 37d: custody assets held for clients are separated from the bankrupt bank's estate and handed over to the clients, with privileged deposits protected under arts. 37a and 37h.
Custody termsNot published
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Sources

  1. US Department of Justice (Swiss Bank Program): justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-addendum-swiss-bank-program-categ
  2. US Department of Justice (Swiss Bank Program): justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-resolution-under-swiss-bank-program-union-
  3. US Department of Justice (Swiss Bank Program): justice.gov/opa/pr/two-more-banks-reach-resolutions-under-justice-departments-swiss-bank-p

For UBP

Before we publish a significant negative finding, we give the bank the facts and time to comment, on the same timetable for every bank. Corrections we verify are published with the date of the change. Write to [email protected] quoting reference BK-CH-UBP-B00B9E.

About this file

Researched by the PPLI.com research desk from the public sources listed. The rating is our editorial opinion; read how we rate.

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Rating signed by Noam Cohen, Editor, Bank IntelligenceReviewed 2 November 2026Methodology 2.3Reference BK-CH-UBP-B00B9E
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