Swiss pure play Julius Baer has hired a senior relationship manager for Asia coverage in Switzerland. Based in Zurich, Serena Wong will report to Christian Cappelli, head of Asia Switzerland. Wong joins from Kamet Capital Partners, a multi-family office in Singapore, where she was most recently an advisor. Before that, she worked at J.P. Morgan Private Bank for a decade […]

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Julius Baer has appointed four senior bankers in Switzerland to strengthen its APAC market coverage. Fernando Kresna Baay has joined the bank as team head, APAC Switzerland, reporting to Christian Cappelli, head of APAC Switzerland, the bank said in a recent announcement. Baay came from Credit Suisse where he was most recently a senior relationship manager covering Singapore, Australia, Indonesia, […]

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Julius Baer has hired an industry veteran from UOB Private Bank in Singapore, Asian Private Banker has learnt. Vincent Tang has joined the Swiss pure play as a team leader for the Southeast Asia group, reporting to Chin Lit Yee, group head Southeast Asia, according to an internal memo seen by Asian Private Banker. Tang was most recently market head […]

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Bank Julius Baer’s group head for Southeast Asia is relocating to Zurich to take up a new role focused on growing the pure play’s Asia-Pacific business out of Switzerland, Asian Private Banker has learned. Singapore-based Christian Cappelli, group head Southeast Asia, will become head APAC Switzerland effective April 1, according to an internal announcement at Julius Baer. The move will […]

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SCB Julius Baer’s chief executive in Singapore has exited the joint venture and joined Julius Baer as a managing director senior advisor, Asian Private Banker can reveal. Jens Rzesacz, the CEO of SCB Julius Baer (Singapore) Pte Ltd since June 2019, has exited the Thai-Swiss link-up. People close to the matter told Asian Private Banker that Rzesacz joined Julius Baer in […]

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SCB Julius Baer is seeing robust and increasing demand from its Thai clientele for discretionary mandates — a flagship offering of the JV between Siam Commercial Bank and the Swiss wealth management major. “Currently, one in three clients has exposure to DPM solutions and many have topped up their investment after satisfactory performance achievements over the last nine months,” Christian […]

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DPM portfolios will be a “key offering” at SCB Julius Baer — a joint venture between Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) and Julius Baer — which opened its doors in Thailand today after receiving the necessary licences. Christian Cappelli, market head emerging Asia at Julius Baer, told Asian Private Banker that given an across-the-board DPM asset penetration rate of 9.5% in Asia, the […]

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Angela Bow, Julius Baer’s head of Japan, emerging Asia & intermediaries, and one of the bank’s senior-most figures in the region has left the pure play, prompting sweeping changes. An open secret in Asian private banking circles, Bow’s exit comes just under three years after the former Credit Suisse banker joined Julius Baer as head of emerging Asia. Sources close […]

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Thailand and the Philippines are proving to be hot markets for Asia’s private banks, with Julius Baer – this year’s dominant hirer – adding three from rival Credit Suisse to cover both geographies. Asian Private Banker has learned that Agatha Chan has joined the Swiss pure play as a team head for the Philippines market, based in Hong Kong and Tisha […]

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Julius Baer, this year’s dominant hirer in Asia, continues to build out its Philippines market offering with an internal appointment and a change in location for a Hong Kong-based senior figure. Asian Private Banker has learnt that Christian Cappelli, market group head for the Philippines, will continue in his role, but will switch bases from Hong Kong to Singapore to lead Julius Baer’s coverage […]

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Julius Baer has added a former senior banker from Citi Private Bank’s mega wealth team in Singapore to cover the Philippines high net worth segment. It intends to further expand Asia coverage with more hires, Asian Private Banker understands. Steven Lawrence joins the Swiss pure play as a team head and senior relationship manager for the Philippines market, effective as […]

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Far from trimming its workforce like some expected it to do after its acquisition of Merrill Lynch’s wealth management business, Julius Baer appears instead to be focussed on boosting its presence in Asia. The Swiss bank has added an erstwhile banker from Citibank’s Global Markets – Asia team in Hong Kong to its Philippines team. Teresa Yan joins Julius Baer […]

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