ENP Newswires, Dezember 2009

Bank Julius Baer has has been named "Best Wealth Manager 2010"

Bank "Julius Baer"Ltd. has been named "Best Wealth Manager 2010" in German-speaking Europe in this year`s mystery testing by "Fuchsbriefe" publishers.

It is the first time this prestigious award goes to Switzerland. The renowned Bank headquartered in Zurich succeeded against 116 banks and independent asset managers from Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

"This award, based on a real, international case study, shows how Julius Baer’s commitment to service excellence is put to work day-to-day for the benefit of our clients. It is this unique combination of individual counselling, professional competence and in-depth investment expertise that makes such an outstanding performance possible," comments Gian A. Rossi, CEO of German-speaking Europe, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and the Nordic countries, the Bank’s top ranking.

In particular, Bank Julius Baer convinced the test persons by "the imaginative, well-structured and solution-oriented counselling interview, the international expertise of its advisers as well as the refined asset management strategy". In the opinion of the editor, "Julius Baer as a Swiss Bank is an expert in the complex field of onshore counselling of foreign clients, particularly out of Germany."

The best wealth managers in German-speaking Europe are evaluated annually by economics and finance publishers Fuchsbriefe in collaboration with the institute for quality assurance and the examination of financial services IQF and the independent ranking institute firstfive AG.