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JENKINS Robert <mailto: From: Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2018 1:16 PM To: Jeffrey Epstein Subject: Fwd: FYI - Julius Baer's new chief set to cement his authority at Swiss bank Ariane de Rothschild Begin forwarded message: From: PERNOLLET Jean-Christophe Date: 30 January 2018 at 02:03:28 GMT-5 To: COMITE EXECUTIF - GenEve • », ADER FARM , "TAUPIN, Vincent" >, "DURAND, Pierre Etienne" Subject: FYI -Julius Baer's new chief set to cement his authority at Swiss bank Julius Baer's new chief set to cement his authority at Swiss bank Bernhard Hodler expected to tell investors he plans more acquisitions Bernhard Hodler will seek to stamp his authority on Julius Baer <http://markets.ft.com/data/equities/tearsheet/summary?s=BBG000PJ8F26> on Wednesday by telling investors he plans to remain in charge of the Swiss private bank for years to come. > >, When Mr Hodler was promoted in November to replace Boris Collardi, who unexpectedly left <https://www.ft.com/content/4e5e4f4a-d348-11e7-8c9a-d9c0a5c8d5c9> Julius Baer for its rival Pictet, the bank gave the impression that his appointment was a temporary move until it was able to review its long-term leadership. However, the bank's board has since given its backing to Mr Hodler to continue as chief executive for the foreseeable future, said a person familiar with the matter. The bank's 57-year-old former chief risk officer joined it in 1998 after a spell at bigger rival Credit Suisse <http://markets.ft.com/data/equities/tearsheet/summary?s=BBG000BVPZY6> and later completed an MBA at Wharton. He has told colleagues he plans to pursue a similar strategy to his predecessor, including a keen appetite for acquisitions. EFTA_R1_01678920 EFTA02534185 While Mr Hodler is set to sharpen the bank's focus on being a pure-play wealth manager — eschewing any shift into asset management — he aims to do more bolt-on acquisitions to move into new markets and larger deals to bulk up in existing ones, the person said. Under Mr Collardi, Julius Baer embarked on an aggressive international expansion programme — including the 2012 acquisition of Merrill Lynch's non-US wealth management business. Assets under management grew at an average annual rate of 1S per cent to SFr35Sbn ($378.6bn) in the five years to June 2017, in which time the bank's shares have almost doubled, making them one of the top performers in Europe's banking sector. The biggest challenge for the Zurich-based bank's new leadership will be to prove its recent rapid expansion can deliver sustainable profits growth in an increasingly tough trading environment, especially if Mr Collardi tries to poach some of its clients. "I'd be surprised if he dramatically changed the strategy," said David Hart, analyst at Kepler Cheuvreux in Zurich. "He has vast experience within private banking, and thus I wouldn't question his CV, but it is more a question of how will he lead the next chapter of growth." "Has he got the same type of relationship to galvanise the relationship managers in the future — something that Boris Collardi was well known for or is there a risk that some of their key relationship managers could follow suit to Pictet down the liner asked Mr Hart. The bank is expected to report 12 per cent growth in revenues to SFr3.2bn and a 14 per cent rise in adjusted earnings per share when it unveils annual results on Wednesday, according to consensus analysts' estimates compiled by Bloomberg. The business models <https://www.ft.com/content/01927da8-d451-11e7-a303-9060cbleSf44> of Switzerland's private banks are under pressure amid stiff competition to manage the wealth of the world's rich, with tougher regulations and ultra-low interest rates further squeezing profit margins. Following the global clampdown on banks helping clients evade tax, Switzerland's finance houses have sought to compete on the quality of their services — and investment performance. Julius Baer remains under pressure to further leverage its scale by pushing through cost-efficiency programmes and harness new technologies — as seen at its bigger Swiss rivals UBS and Credit Suisse. Jean-Christo he Pernollet 2 EFTA_R1_01678921 EFTA02534186 Based on e-mail exchanges with you up until now or under past agreements, we believe we are entitled to contact you by unsecured e-mail. E-mail entails considerable risks: Internet communications cannot be guaranteed to be confidential, secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, arrive late or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the context of this message which arise as a result of Internet transmission. Unless otherwise stipulated herein, any opinions contained in this message are those of the author and are not given or endorsed by the company through which this message is sent. 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