UBP Investment Mid-Year Outlook 2026

Norman Villamin joined UBP in November 2015 as Head of Investment Services and Treasury & Trading of UBP Zurich, shortly after which he was appointed Chief Investment Officer (CIO), Wealth Management. In 2023, he assumed the global role of Group Chief Strategist in which he is responsible for elaborating the Bank’s long-term investment strategy and developing investment convictions for the Bank’s Global Investment Committee.

Norman has over 20 years of experience managing wealth both on an advisory and a discretionary basis. He was previously Chief Investment Officer for Coutts International, Head of Investment Analysis & Advice for Citi Private Bank in the Asia-Pacific, Head of Asia-Pacific Research for HSBC as well as Head of Asia-Pacific Strategy for Morgan Stanley based in Hong Kong and Singapore.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Michigan and a master’s in Business Administration from the University of Chicago.

Felipe has been responsible for the sales and marketing activity in Spain, Andorra, Portugal and Latin America since he joined UBP in early 2006. Prior to this role, he developed his career in the wealth management business, having worked for the Swiss banks UBS and Credit Suisse. He has been in the financial industry since 1998, when he started working for Morgan Stanley. Felipe holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Management and a master’s in Business Administration from the Advanced School of Business Administration and Management (ESADE) in Barcelona, with a double specialization in Finance and Company Policy.