Swiss financial institution Julius Baer on monitor to fulfill targets regardless of market stoop By Reuters

ZURICH (Reuters) – Julius Baer on Monday stated it was on monitor to succeed in its 2022 profitability targets, regardless of “difficult market” situations taking an enormous chunk out of its property below administration.

Belongings below administration decreased by 11% to 429 billion Swiss francs ($449.07 billion) within the 10 months to Oct. 31, Switzerland’s third-largest listed financial institution stated, because it was hit by slumps in international inventory and bond markets.

The 52 billion franc downturn was partly compensated by optimistic foreign money exchanges, primarily the stronger greenback, in addition to web new cash inflows of three billion francs, it stated.

“Supported additional by the diligent execution of the income and price measures within the first two years of the present strategic cycle, the associated fee/revenue ratio, pre-tax margin and return on CET1 capital (RoCET1) targets set for 2022 stay properly inside attain,” the wealth supervisor stated in an announcement.

Julius Baer additionally stated it’s on monitor to purchase again as much as 400 million Swiss francs price of shares by the tip of February 2023 as deliberate.

The financial institution stated it had additionally reclassified 1 billion francs of property below administration to property below custody following asset freezes ensuing from sanctions imposed on purchasers in reference to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

($1 = 0.9553 Swiss francs)