Fabrice Roy

Union Bancaire Privée, UBP SA (UBP) is the private banking subsidiary of CBI Holding SA in Switzerland. Headquartered in Geneva, the firm was founded in 1969 by Edgar de Picciotto as Compagnie de Banque et d'Investissements (CBI). They merged with TDB-American Express Bank to create Union Bancaire Privée SA in 1990 and in 2011 acquired the Swiss wealth management subsidiary of ABN AMRO. UBP is an asset management specialist which provides wealth management services for private and institutional clients.

Valartis Asset Management SA (VAM) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of Valartis Group AG (SWX: OZH). Formerly known as MC Trustco and later MCT Asset Management, VAM was established in 1996 within Marcuard Cook & Cie and is located in Geneva and Zurich with research offices in their Moscow base and other field offices. The firm was created to focus on the emerging markets of Eastern Europe, Russia and the former Soviet Union. VAM manages a variety of products in multiple asset classes for private, institutional and retail investors.