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Julius Bär Holding AG
Type	Public (SIX: BAER)
Founded	1890
Founder(s)	Julius Bär
Headquarters	Zürich, Switzerland
Key people	Boris Collardi (CEO, Bank Julius Baer), Raymond Baer (Chairman of the board), Dieter Enkelmann (Group CFO)
Industry	Financial services
Products	Private banking, wealth management, asset management
Revenue	CHF 2.939 billion (2008)
Profit	▲ CHF 661.2 million (2008)
Total assets	CHF 46.2 billion (2008)
Employees	4,330 (2008)
Website	www.juliusbaer.com

Julius Bär Group (or Julius Baer Group, SIX: BAER) is a Swiss banking firm which is the parent company of Bank Julius Bär, a traditional private bank based in Zurich, Switzerland. The firm dates back to the year 1890 when it was founded by the banker of the same name. The group manages substantial assets for private and institutional clients from all over the world. The firm's services consist mainly of asset management, wealth management and investment consultancy, investment funds for private and institutional investors as well as securities and foreign exchange trading.

Apart from its head offices in Switzerland, the bank has offices in London, Frankfurt, Milan, Dubai, Grand Cayman, New York, Singapore and Hong Kong.

In September 2005, Julius Bär acquired the independent private banks Ferrier Lullin, Ehinger & Armand von Ernst, Banco di Lugano, and the asset management house Global Asset Management from the Swiss banking giant UBS AG, to become one of the largest independent wealth management firms in Switzerland.^[2] UBS acquired almost 21% of Baer's shares as part of the deal,^[2] but sold off its stake in May 2007 to fund a share buyback.^[3] The companies of the group are consolidated within Julius Baer Holding Ltd., whose shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange.

Alex Widmer, the chief executive of Bank Julius Baer, died suddenly on December 4, 2008. News reports cited sources indicating the death was a suicide.^[4] Hans de Gier, the former chief of Julius Baer Group, assumed Widmer's responsibilities for the interim.^[4]