The bankers will co-head a new team comprising senior client advisors based in Geneva and Tel Aviv.

Bank J Safra Sarasin has appointed two senior private bankers, Asaf Raveh and Yael Rabinowitz, to work with ultra-high net worth clients. 

The bankers will co-head a new team comprising senior client advisors based in Geneva and Tel Aviv.

Raveh has more than 20 years of experience covering both UHNW individuals and institutional clients. After having gained expertise in fixed income, currencies and commodities, he transitioned to wealth management. Prior to joining Bank J Safra Sarasin, Raveh worked for 12 years at Deutsche Bank in various roles, his last being co-head wealth management of Emerging Europe.

Rabinowitz has a combined experience of wealth management and investment banking gathered over the past 18 years. Throughout her career, she has covered institutional clients and UHNW individuals. Prior to joining Bank J Safra Sarasin, Rabinowitz worked for 10 years at Deutsche Bank in various roles - leading the European cross-border team, and most recently serving as head of the Israeli market. 

As reported last week, Bank J Safra Sarasin completed its purchase of the Hong Kong and Singapore private banking arms of Bank of Montreal, adding to the former’s footprint in the Asian financial centres. The move is an example of consolidation affecting parts of the world’s private banking space.