This news service continues to develop coverage of the external asset management industry in Switzerland.

Julius Baer is reshuffling its intermediaries business leadership in Switzerland. 

Alexandre Berger has assumed the role of head intermediaries for Western Switzerland, while Claudio Beretta, previously head of intermediaries in the French- and Italian-speaking part of Switzerland, and Monaco, has moved to Julius Baer’s Madrid office. (This publication recently reported on the Swiss bank’s new move in the Spanish market.) 

Berger’s expanded remit is in addition to his responsibility for running the intermediaries business in the Americas region – a role he has undertaken since he joined Julius Baer in January 2020.

Originally from Geneva, where he is now based, Berger has more than 20 years' experience at UBS of serving private and institutional clients in Switzerland and abroad, as well as with an independent asset manager and a consulting firm.

This news service continues to develop coverage of the external asset management industry in Switzerland. See examples of recent articles here and here. Also, see our awards programme for the Swiss sector. We recently interviewed FINMA, the Swiss regulator, about its views on the new regime being rolled out for EAMs. A recent M&A deal has thrown light on how consolidation is a likely trend in the space.