Switzerland · Financial institution
Union Bancaire Privee, Ubp SA
Union Bancaire Privée, UBP SA is a Swiss company limited by shares with its seat in Geneva. FINMA authorises it as a bank under the Banks and Savings Banks Act. The de Picciotto family controls the bank through CBI Holding SA. The bank provides wealth management and asset management for private clients, institutional clients and external asset managers. Edgar de Picciotto founded it in 1969. In 2025 it completed the acquisition of Societe Generale's private banking businesses in Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Licences and registrations
Matched by LEI on the 22 tracked registers
None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers.
- The tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- BIC
- UBPGCHGGXXX head office
- Connection to Swift
- Connected to SwiftThis BIC is registered as a live address on the Swift network. The institution sends and receives Swift messages under UBPGCHGG directly.
- Swift GPI
- Not on the member list
- Payment schemes and systems
- SCT · SCT Inst · SDD Core · SIC · SIC IP · euroSIC
- Branch codes
- 3 branch codes
- BIC first registered
- 1991-03-04
- Last updated
- 2025-08-30
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Ownership
Privately held
CBI Holding SA
Institution type
Private bank
Trades as UBP
- Ownership
- The de Picciotto family controls the bank through CBI Holding SA. The bank does not publish the percentage held.
- Direct parent
- CBI Holding SA, Switzerland
- Ultimate owner
- de Picciotto family, Switzerland
- Head office
- Rue du Rhône 96-98, 1204 Geneva, Switzerland
- Company register
- CHE-105.923.869, Commercial Register of the Canton of Geneva
Business lines
The bank describes itself as a pure-play Swiss private bank and asset manager. It also offers services to external asset managers, Treasury and Trading services and Lombard lending.
Online
- Websites & references
- ubp.com ↗
ubp.com/uk ↗ UK section of the group website
ebanking.ubp.com ↗ e-banking portal for EMEA and UK private clients
Wikipedia ↗ - Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗ · X ↗ · Facebook ↗ · Instagram ↗ · YouTube ↗ · WeChat ↗ · Spotify ↗
Sources · 13 pages consulted
- ubp.com/en
- ubp.com/en/about-us/discover-ubp
- ubp.com/en/contact/ubp-governance
- ubp.com/en/contact/our-offices/ubp-geneva
- ubp.com/en/legal-aspects
- ubp.com/en/legal-aspects/financial-operations
- ubp.com/en/legal-aspects/information-for-ubp-clients
- ubp.com/en/news-insights/newsroom/first-half-year-results-2026
- ubp.com/en/news-insights/newsroom/annual-results-2025
- ubp.com/files/live/sites/ubp/files/documents/annual-report/2026/2025_UBP_Annual_Report_EN.pdf
- ubp.com/en/news-insights/newsroom/ubp-signs-two-exclusive-agreements-to-acquire-societe-generale-
- moneyhouse.ch/en/company/union-bancaire-privee-ubp-sa-2901392731
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Bancaire_Priv%C3%A9e
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
-
Guy de Picciotto
Chief Executive Officer
- Chair
-
Daniel de Picciotto
Chairman of the Board of Directors
- Executive
-
Raoul Jacot-Descombes
Group Chief Risk Officer (CRO)
- Executive
-
Christophe Galimard
Group Head of Compliance
Supervisors & regulators
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Switzerland
- Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) Prudential supervisorAML supervisorConductResolution
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
-
Merger / acquisition
UBP reported that its acquisitions of Societe Generale's private banking businesses in Switzerland and the United Kingdom were finalised in 2025.
ubp.com ↗ -
Other
UBP agreed to sell Kleinwort Hambros Trust Company (CI) Limited and its subsidiaries to JTC. The two parties later announced that the sale was complete.
ubp.com ↗ -
Merger / acquisition
UBP signed agreements to acquire Societe Generale Private Banking Suisse and SG Kleinwort Hambros.
ubp.com ↗
Compliance-relevant events of the last three years, newest first: fines and enforcement, investigations, incidents, leadership changes, mergers and licence changes. Each links to its source.
Identifiers
Head-office record
- BIC
- UBPGCHGGXXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- UBPGBank
- CHCountry · Switzerland
- GGLocation
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI
- IPLPO8C7P68Q5FFRI280
- LEI record
- View on GLEIF ↗
- How the LEI was matched
- BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.
- National bank code
- IID (BC-Nummer) 8657
Profile
- Type
- Financial institutionClassified as a financial institution in Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory, with no licence on a tracked register. This includes banks that neither the ECB nor the FSB lists, as well as brokers, fund managers, insurers and market infrastructure.
- Regulation
- Not on a tracked registerNo licence or registration was found for this entity on the registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
- Register licences
- None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registersThe tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
- Country · region
- Switzerland · Europe & Central Asia
- Trading venues (MIC)
- No MIC registered under this LEI list of 2026-09-17
- OFAC sanctions
- No listing cites this BIC
- EU sanctions
- No listing matched this BIC or its LEI
- Country sanctions
- No country programme
Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet.
No licence or registration was found for this entity on the 22 registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
Ownership and group
GLEIF relationship records
The Union Bancaire Privee, Ubp SA group has 8 institutions in the directory, in 7 countries: all hold a BIC.
Including Union Bancaire Privee, Ubp SA Hong Kong, Union Bancaire Privee Ubp SA Singapore Branch.
See the Union Bancaire Privee, Ubp SA group →Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Registered address
- RUE DU RHONE 96-98 DISTRICT 1 GENEVA 1204 SWITZERLAND
- Operational address
- RUE DU RHONE 96-98 GENEVA 1211 GENEVA 1 POB 1320 SWITZERLAND
ISO 20022 identification
As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)
A CBPR+ message identifies this institution by its BIC, and may add its LEI or a clearing code. CBPR+ does not allow a name and postal address next to a BIC.
- Identified by
- BIC, with its LEI and its CHBCC clearing code
- Roles in CBPR+
- Any agent, including the instructing and instructed agents
CBPR+
For cross-border payments on Swift: the BIC, with the LEI and clearing code where known
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>UBPGCHGGXXX</BICFI>
<ClrSysMmbId>
<ClrSysId>
<Cd>CHBCC</Cd>
</ClrSysId>
<MmbId>8657</MmbId>
</ClrSysMmbId>
<LEI>IPLPO8C7P68Q5FFRI280</LEI>
</FinInstnId>Full record
Every ISO 20022 element the directory holds. Base ISO 20022 allows them together. CBPR+ does not allow a name and address next to a BIC
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>UBPGCHGGXXX</BICFI>
<ClrSysMmbId>
<ClrSysId>
<Cd>CHBCC</Cd>
</ClrSysId>
<MmbId>8657</MmbId>
</ClrSysMmbId>
<LEI>IPLPO8C7P68Q5FFRI280</LEI>
<Nm>UNION BANCAIRE PRIVEE, UBP SA</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>GENEVA</TwnNm>
<Ctry>CH</Ctry>
<AdrLine>RUE DU RHONE 96-98 DISTRICT 1 GENEVA 1204</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>The BIC, name and address are as published in Swift’s BIC directory. The LEI comes from the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. Check them against your own records before use.
Payment schemes and systems
EPC registers of 2026-09-11 · ECB T2 list of 2026-07-02 · ECB TIPS list of 2026-09-01 · SIX Bank Master valid on 2026-09-28
| Scheme or system | Since | Registered with | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEPA Credit TransferISO 20022 messages | 2014-02-03 | Head office | — |
| SEPA Instant Credit TransferISO 20022 messages | 2025-01-06 | Head office | — |
| SEPA Direct Debit CoreISO 20022 messages | 2014-02-03 | Head office | — |
| Swiss Interbank Clearing (SIC), Swiss franc real-time gross settlementISO 20022 messages | — | Head office | — |
| SIC instant payments (Swiss franc)ISO 20022 messages | — | Head office | — |
| euroSIC (euro real-time gross settlement in Switzerland) | — | Head office | — |
SEPA dates are when the institution became ready for the scheme. SIX Bank Master entries have no joining date.
An institution missing from T2 may still be reachable through an indirect participant.
“ISO 20022 messages” marks a scheme or system whose rulebook or operator specifies ISO 20022 for messages between participants.
National bank codes
IID (BC-Nummer) · Switzerland
1 code file of 2026-09-28 · ISO 20022 clearing system code CHBCC
| Code | Routes to BIC | Name in the national file | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8657 | UBPGCHGGXXX | Union Bancaire Privée, UBP SA | Genève 1 |
Each code shows the name in the national file. Smaller banks often route through a central institution’s BIC. A code can therefore belong to a different bank than the one on this page.
Network
Branch network
All 3 branch BICs connect to the head office. No city, function or registration year splits them into groups.
Hover over a branch or group to see its details
Branch codes
| BIC | Branch | City | Address | LEI | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UBPGCHGGBSL | — | Geneva | RUE DU RHONE 96-98 GENEVA 1211 GENEVA 1 POB 1320 SWITZERLAND | — | 2025-08-30 |
| UBPGCHGGLUG | — | Lugano | VIA F. SOAVE 1 LUGANO 6900 LUGANO SWITZERLAND | — | 2025-08-30 |
| UBPGCHGGMAM | MIDDLE OFFICE ASSET MANAGEMENT | Geneva | RUE DU RHONE 96-98 GENEVA 1211 GENEVA 1 POB 1320 SWITZERLAND | — | 2025-08-30 |
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Sources & method
Every value comes from a public source, such as Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory, GLEIF or the OFAC and EU sanctions lists. Most sources are matched on a BIC or an LEI, not on a name.
Swift GPI membership is matched on names and is indicative. A missing sanctions match does not mean that no listing applies. Always screen against the official lists.
The sanctions facts on this page cover the BIC and its LEI only.
An institution is one entry in the directory: a BIC8 in Swift’s directory, or a firm on a tracked register that holds no BIC. Licences held by an institution with a BIC are shown on its page.
Read the methodology →Credits for this page
- Payment schemes and systems—Source: European Payments Council (EPC) Registers of Participants; matched to BICs by Elucidate. Source: SIX Interbank Clearing, Bank Master.
- National bank codes—Switzerland (Source: SIX Interbank Clearing Bank Master).
- Ownership and group—GLEIF Level 2 relationship records (accounting consolidation), matched by LEI.
- Overview, leadership, regulators and events—researched per institution by an AI model with web search, from the institution's own website and reports, regulators, company registers and news. Figures, people and events link to their source, and each card shows the research date. AI research can be wrong or out of date, so check key facts at the source.
- Images—logos and photos from Wikimedia Commons (credited with their author and licence) or from the institution's own website, where Wikimedia has none. Elucidate keeps a copy of each; the links lead to the source and the original image. Logo: ubp.com (official website); Guy de Picciotto: ubp.com (official website) · original; Daniel de Picciotto: ubp.com (official website) · original; Raoul Jacot-Descombes: ubp.com (official website) · original; Christophe Galimard: ubp.com (official website) · original.
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