Name: Julius Baer Review
Item: Julius Baer
Rating: 1.3
Author: Noam Cohen

1.3 out of 5, weighted, Q4 2026 edition

0 of 5centres publish a fee schedule

6matters on the record across its booking centres, 2016 to 2026

2.9/570 UHNW client ratings across its booking centres

The editor's opinion

Why Julius Baer rates 1.3 out of 5

Julius Baer rates 1.3 out of 5. The figure combines the ratings of its five rated booking centres (Switzerland, two stars; Hong Kong, one star; Singapore, one star; the United Arab Emirates, one star; Monaco, two stars), each weighted by the number of UHNW client ratings it has received, so a centre where more families bank counts for more. Switzerland and Monaco are the strongest at two stars; Hong Kong, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates are the weakest at one star. Its booking entities carry six matters on the record, the most recent in 2026; each is listed below with the centre it concerns. Across its booking centres, 70 UHNW client ratings average 2.9 out of 5.

Noam Cohen, Editor, Bank IntelligenceReviewed 6 November 2026, Q4 2026 edition. Each booking centre is rated on its own file, from the public record and what clients and their advisers tell us in confidence. The overall rating brings those ratings together; retail products, branches and apps play no part.

Where Julius Baer stands out

Custody assets are protected by statute in the booking centre, with conditions a family should read. Switzerland and Hong Kong
Deposits are covered by a statutory protection scheme. Switzerland and Monaco
A broad range of private banking services is published for this booking unit. Switzerland
Ownership and control are fully public. All centres
The owners' home jurisdictions carry strong official assessments against money laundering. All centres
No politically exposed person holds a significant stake. Hong Kong, Singapore, United Arab Emirates and Monaco
No final adverse finding against this licence holder in ten years of regulatory and court records. United Arab Emirates
A dedicated desk serves external asset managers and family offices. United Arab Emirates

What to weigh

One matter is still open with the authorities and not decided. It carries no weight in the rating until it is decided. Switzerland, Hong Kong and Singapore
Serious adverse findings against this licence holder in the last ten years. Switzerland, Hong Kong and Singapore
The same kind of failure has recurred. Switzerland, Hong Kong and Singapore
The last adverse finding is very recent. Switzerland, Hong Kong and Singapore
Only a summary of the custody terms is public. Switzerland, United Arab Emirates and Monaco
The bank has not shown publicly that the failings behind past findings were put right. Switzerland, Hong Kong, Singapore and Monaco
Only part of the private banking range is published for this booking unit. Hong Kong
Deposit protection is minimal. Singapore
No fee schedule is published; pricing is given on request. United Arab Emirates and Monaco
No public policy on third-party payments or retrocessions. United Arab Emirates
This file does not yet show how custody assets are ring-fenced by law in this centre. United Arab Emirates
Whether deposits at this unit fall under a protection scheme is not yet documented. United Arab Emirates
Services available from this centre are not published. United Arab Emirates
A significant regulatory finding stands on the record in the last ten years. Monaco
The last adverse finding is recent. Monaco
Almost no private banking services are published for this booking unit. Monaco

Switzerland · Bank Julius Bär & Co. AG16 client ratings · 23% of the weight

Hong Kong · Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd., Hong Kong Branch21 client ratings · 30% of the weight

Singapore · Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd., Singapore Branch16 client ratings · 23% of the weight

United Arab Emirates · Julius Baer (Middle East) Limited12 client ratings · 17% of the weight

Monaco · Bank Julius Baer (Monaco) S.A.M.5 client ratings · 7% of the weight

PPLI.com rating, weighted across the centres1.3

Each booking centre keeps its own rating, set on its own file. The overall rating is the average of those ratings, weighted by the number of UHNW client ratings each centre has received. A centre whose rating is still in preparation is shown but not counted.

The rating expresses the opinion of PPLI.com on the date shown. It is not a statement of fact about the bank, not a credit rating, not a forecast of failure and not investment advice.

The booking centres

Julius Baer in 5 booking centres

Each booking centre is a separate legal entity, with its own licence, deposit protection, services and fees, and keeps its own PPLI.com rating. Everything on file for them is brought together on this page; open a centre for its own file.

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Bank Julius Bär & Co. AG16 client ratings · 23% of the weightSwitzerland

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Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd., Hong Kong Branch21 client ratings · 30% of the weightHong Kong

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Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd., Singapore Branch16 client ratings · 23% of the weightSingapore

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Julius Baer (Middle East) Limited12 client ratings · 17% of the weightUnited Arab Emirates

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Bank Julius Baer (Monaco) S.A.M.5 client ratings · 7% of the weightMonaco

The record

Regulatory and legal record

What regulators, prosecutors and courts have decided against the booking entities of Julius Baer, gathered from the files of all its booking centres, with the status, the amounts as published and a link to the original document. Each entry names the centre it concerns. Claims and investigations still under way are marked as open.

202629 September 2026

FINMA concludes enforcement proceeding: serious credit risk management failings (private debt loans to a European group) and AML breaches (two Russian PEP client groups)

FINMA found serious shortcomings in credit risk management around private debt loans to an unnamed European group and its founder, including a CHF 586 million exposure write-down, and serious AML breaches in relationships with two Russian PEPs. It ordered culture reporting until 2032, a CHF 250 million capital add-on until certain assets are divested, prior approval of dividends, and confiscation of around CHF 10 million. FINMA states the ruling is not yet legally binding and that this is its fifth enforcement proceeding against the bank in under ten years.

Bank redefined risk appetite, discontinued private debt business, reduced lending, overhauled remuneration and governance (per FINMA).

Booking centres: Switzerland · Bank Julius Bär & Co. AG; Hong Kong · Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd., Hong Kong Branch; Singapore · Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd., Singapore BranchFINMADecision, open to appealConfiscation of profits (approximate, as published) CHF 10 million; Additional capital requirement (prudential measure, not a penalty) CHF 250 millionNot final (FINMA: the ruling is not yet legally binding)Not yet finalPrimary source

20254 July 2025

Composition penalty for AML/CFT breaches found in examinations after the 2023 money laundering case

MAS imposed a S$2.4 million composition penalty on Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd., Singapore Branch, one of nine FIs penalised after examinations from early 2023 to early 2025. MAS named the branch among FIs with inadequate customer risk assessment, inadequate follow-up on source of wealth discrepancies, and inadequate review of transactions flagged by their systems.

This decision concerns Bank Julius Bär & Co.

Five of the FIs (BJBS, BOIPL, Citi, CSSB, UOBKH) failed to implement adequate policies or processes

MAS said the institutions have embarked on remediation and it will monitor progress.

Booking centres: Switzerland · Bank Julius Bär & Co. AG; Hong Kong · Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd., Hong Kong Branch; Singapore · Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd., Singapore BranchMonetary Authority of SingaporeSettlement without admissionPenalty SGD 2.4 millionPrimary source

202422 July 2024

Reprimand for internal control failures over structured product trades for one private client

The Commission de Contrôle des Activités Financières pronounced a blâme against Bank Julius Baer (Monaco) S.A.M. for internal control failures over ten structured product operations for one private client between 21 August 2020 and 20 December 2022, totalling GBP 135 million, the largest GBP 30 million. Sampling controls flagged only one of them and the dealing procedure and monitoring tool were not applied to most, while the suitability charge was set aside. The bank had paid the client GBP 37.8 million in compensation and introduced corrective measures, and the decision was published in the Journal de Monaco.

Booking centre: Monaco · Bank Julius Baer (Monaco) S.A.M.Commission de Contrôle des Activités Financières (CCAF), MonacoFinal decisionPrimary source

202127 May 2021

Deferred prosecution agreement, conspiracy to launder over USD 36 million in FIFA-related bribes

Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd. admitted in federal court in Brooklyn that it conspired to launder over USD 36 million in bribes connected to FIFA and entered a three-year DPA, paying a USD 43.32 million fine and USD 36.37 million forfeiture. The the US Department of Justice gave some credit for remediation of its compliance program.

has admitted today in federal court in Brooklyn that it conspired to launder over $36 million in bribes

The US Department of Justice: the bank received some credit for its significant effort to remediate its compliance program.

Booking centres: Switzerland · Bank Julius Bär & Co. AG; Hong Kong · Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd., Hong Kong Branch; Singapore · Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd., Singapore BranchUS Department of Justice (EDNY)Resolution with admissionFine USD 43.3 million; Forfeiture USD 36.4 million; Total payment (sum of fine and forfeiture as stated) USD 79.7 millionAdmission of the factsPrimary source

202020 February 2020

Serious AML failings at Julius Baer (PDVSA and FIFA related, 2009 to early 2018)

FINMA found that Julius Baer fell significantly short in combating money laundering between 2009 and early 2018 in connection with alleged corruption involving PDVSA and FIFA. It ordered risk containment for high-risk client advisers, remuneration and disciplinary changes, a board conduct and compliance committee, a ban on major acquisitions until compliant, and an independent auditor. it does not state appeal status.

Julius Baer fell significantly short in combating money laundering between 2009 and early 2018.

Measures ordered as listed; independent auditor appointed by FINMA.

Booking centres: Switzerland · Bank Julius Bär & Co. AG; Hong Kong · Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd., Hong Kong Branch; Singapore · Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd., Singapore BranchFINMAFinal decisionPrimary source

20164 February 2016

Deferred prosecution agreement, conspiracy to help US taxpayers evade taxes

Bank Julius Baer was charged in the Southern District of New York and entered a DPA under which it admitted knowingly assisting many US taxpayer clients to evade their tax obligations and agreed to pay USD 547 million. Prosecution was deferred for three years with dismissal to be sought afterwards.

The agreement requires Julius Baer to pay a total of $547 million by no later than Feb. 9, 2016

Booking centres: Switzerland · Bank Julius Bär & Co. AG; Hong Kong · Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd., Hong Kong Branch; Singapore · Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd., Singapore BranchUS Department of Justice / US Attorney SDNYResolution with admissionTotal payment USD 547 millionAdmission of the factsPrimary source

Matters concerning other entities in the group (1)

202625 August 2026

AMSF sanction decision no. 2026/0537 against Julius Baer Wealth Management (Monaco) for intra-group organisation defects in AML/CFT due diligence

The AMSF sanction panel (hearing 8 July 2026, decision 25 August 2026) found established the first branch of grievance 1 against Julius Baer Wealth Management (Monaco), RCI 98S03555: the delegation of AML/CFT due diligence on its highest-risk clients to its custodian Julius Baer Bank (Monaco) S.A.M. under a service-level agreement of 4 January 2018 that lacked adequate controls. Press reports (Monaco Life) give the fine as EUR 1.5 million against a EUR 10 million statutory maximum and late suspicious transaction reports as a second grievance. The bank itself was not the sanctioned entity.

custodian or third party (the respondent was the sister company Julius Baer Wealth Management (Monaco); the bank was its custodian and the delegate under a 2018 service-level agreement)

demeure responsable des activités déléguées

From the file of: Monaco · Bank Julius Baer (Monaco) S.A.M.Autorité Monégasque de Sécurité Financière (AMSF), formation de sanctionDecision, open to appealPenalty EUR 1.5 millionNot yet finalPrimary source

Clients and standing

Client experience and financial standing

What clients meet at Julius Baer across its booking centres, read from complaint registers, ombudsman decisions and court records, independent reporting and what clients and their advisers tell PPLI.com in confidence. Announcements by the bank, awards and marketing material are left out.

UHNW client ratings

2.9 out of 5, based on 70 client ratings across its booking centres.

Switzerland4.1 out of 516 ratings
Hong Kong2.8 out of 521 ratings
Singapore2.9 out of 516 ratings
United Arab Emirates1.9 out of 512 ratings
Monaco2.0 out of 55 ratings

What clients report

Switzerland. The measures that bear on clients are regulatory: FINMA's ruling of 29 September 2026 sets a phase-out of the September 2025 ban on new business with politically exposed clients from high-risk countries, makes dividends subject to its approval and requires reporting on risk and compliance culture until 2032.

Hong Kong. Ltd., Hong Kong Branch, and no claim by a client against the bank has reached a published judgment in Hong Kong. Press coverage reports no data breach or client-money incident naming the branch. The measures that bear on clients come from FINMA's ruling of 29 September 2026 on the Swiss legal entity, which provides for a phased lifting of the September 2025 ban on new business with high-risk politically exposed persons and requires reporting on risk and compliance culture until 2032. That ruling is not yet legally binding.

Singapore. Ltd., Singapore Branch, and FIDReC, the Singapore dispute resolution centre, does not publish its decisions by firm. In Lee Hsueh Ching and another v Loh Kia Hui [2025] SGHC 258, decided on 22 December 2025, a couple sued their former Julius Baer relationship manager in negligence over a 2017 share sale, with the bank joined as third party as her employer. The High Court found that she encouraged the sale but did not give the short-term trading advice or make the target-price representation the couple alleged. A separate case decided on 18 September 2026, Mossanen v Julius Baer Trust Company (Singapore) Limited [2026] SGHC 190, is a trust administration dispute with the group's Singapore trust company that turns on the construction of the trust deeds rather than the trustee's conduct.

United Arab Emirates. According to its own legal notice, the company only advises and arranges for professional clients and market counterparties, while banking and custody are provided by Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd. No data breach or client-money incident naming the company has been reported in the press.

Monaco. The one client matter on public record is the structured products episode described in the CCAF decision of 22 July 2024, in which ten operations for a single client between August 2020 and December 2022 totalled GBP 135 million and the bank paid that client GBP 37.8 million in compensation. NEWS.MC reported on 30 July 2024 that the bank had filed a criminal complaint against an employee over the matter.

Worth raising with the bank

Switzerland. Ask when the ban on new business with politically exposed persons from high-risk countries, imposed in September 2025 and being phased out under FINMA's ruling of 29 September 2026, will lift in full, and whether the family's relationship falls within it.
Switzerland. Ask how loans secured by unlisted shares are now approved, after FINMA found serious credit risk failings in private debt loans to a European group that led to CHF 586 million being written off.
Hong Kong. Ask whether the FINMA ban of September 2025 on new business with high-risk politically exposed persons still applies to the Hong Kong branch, and when the phased lifting set out in September 2026 will be complete.
Hong Kong. Ask whether the CHF 250 million capital surcharge imposed by FINMA in September 2026 limits the lending or credit lines available to you through the Hong Kong branch.
Singapore. Ask whether FINMA's phased lifting of the September 2025 ban on new politically exposed clients from high-risk countries applies to the Singapore branch, and what stage it has reached.
Singapore. Ask what the branch changed in source-of-wealth checks and the review of flagged transactions after the MAS composition penalty of July 2025, and whether existing clients were asked for new documents.
United Arab Emirates. Ask whether the FINMA ruling of September 2026 against Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd., which provides banking and custody for clients advised from Dubai, affects new relationships introduced through the Dubai company, including those of politically exposed persons.
Monaco. Ask what controls now apply to large structured product trades for a single client, since the CCAF found in July 2024 that only one of ten such trades worth GBP 135 million was flagged by sampling.
Monaco. Ask whether the AMSF sanction of August 2026 on Julius Baer Wealth Management (Monaco), which had delegated its due diligence to the bank, changed how the bank checks clients introduced by that company.

In the press

4 September 2026Monaco Life
Julius Baer's Monaco arm fined EUR 1.5m over money-laundering failings
Monaco Life reported a EUR 1.5 million AMSF fine on the sister company Julius Baer Wealth Management (Monaco) for poorly framed delegation of due diligence within the group and three suspicious transaction reports filed between 239 and 1,202 days late.
10 April 2026Private Banker International (via Yahoo Finance)
Bank of Singapore hires Julius Baer exec as ASEAN private banking head
Private Banker International reported that Vi Sun Yang, Julius Baer's Market Head for Southeast Asia, would join Bank of Singapore from 29 June 2026.
7 July 2025Private Banker International
Singapore penalises nine financial institutions for AML breaches
MAS penalised the Singapore branch of Bank Julius Baer SGD 2.4 million for anti-money laundering breaches linked to the money laundering case that emerged in August 2023.
14 May 2025Bloomberg via swissinfo.ch
Julius Baer's Fine in Money Laundering Case Compounds Legal Woes
FINMA ordered Julius Baer to hand over about CHF 4.4 million, including confiscated profits, over anti-money-laundering failures in transactions from 2009 to 2019 linked to Monaco and Singapore.
30 July 2024NEWS.MC
Monaco financial authorities reprimand Julius Baer for lax internal controls
NEWS.MC reported the CCAF reprimand for lax internal controls and that the bank had filed a criminal complaint against an employee with Monaco prosecutors.
29 July 2024Bloomberg Law
Julius Baer Criticized by Monaco for Poor Client Money Controls
Bloomberg Law reported the CCAF reprimand over ten transactions for one client worth about GBP 135 million, which the bank attributed to an employee then under investigation.

What it costs

What Julius Baer charges, centre by centre

Fees are set by each booking entity, so they are shown centre by centre. None of the five centres of Julius Baer publish a fee schedule. Terms a family actually negotiates are often different, and a bank can change its schedule at any time.

Switzerland · Bank Julius Bär & Co. AGCentre file

Pricing not published

No fee schedule is published for this booking centre; pricing is given on request.

Hong Kong · Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd., Hong Kong BranchCentre file

Pricing not published

No fee schedule is published for this booking centre.

Singapore · Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd., Singapore BranchCentre file

Pricing not published

No fee schedule is published for this booking centre.

United Arab Emirates · Julius Baer (Middle East) LimitedCentre file

Pricing not published

No fee schedule is published for this booking centre.

Monaco · Bank Julius Baer (Monaco) S.A.M.Centre file

Pricing not published

No fee schedule is published for this booking centre.

The bank at a glance

Identity, protection and services

Ownership

Group parentJulius Baer Group Ltd. (Julius Bär Gruppe AG) (listed, SIX) Source

ControlWidely held; no shareholder with 10% or more Source (26 November 2025)

Holder of 10% or moreUBS Fund Management (Switzerland) AG, 10.014% in Julius Baer Group Ltd. Source (26 November 2025)

Disclosed holdings of 3% or moreDodge & Cox 5.017% Source (11 November 2025); BlackRock Inc. 5.06% Source (30 June 2021); Massachusetts Financial Services Company 4.595% Source (16 July 2025); Julius Baer Group Ltd. (own shares) 3.608% Source (25 February 2025); Pzena Investment Management, LLC 3.01% Source (26 March 2025)

Ownership is shown as published, with its date. It describes who owns the bank; it does not, by itself, suggest any wrongdoing by the bank or its owners.

Booking entities

SwitzerlandBank Julius Bär & Co. AGFINMA · Licence holder · LEI PNWU8O0BLT17BBV61Y18Licence: Bank Source

Hong KongBank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd., Hong Kong BranchHKMA (licensed bank incorporated outside Hong Kong); home supervisor FINMA · Branch of Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd. · LEI PNWU8O0BLT17BBV61Y18Licence: Licensed bank, incorporated outside Hong Kong (branch of Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd., Zurich) Source

SingaporeBank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd., Singapore BranchMAS (branch); FINMA (head office) · Branch of Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd. · LEI 254900995QZI3T80Z744Licence: Wholesale Bank (branch of a foreign bank); also Exempt Capital Markets Services Entity, Exempt Financial Adviser, Exempt Trust Company Source

United Arab EmiratesJulius Baer (Middle East) LimitedDFSA · Locally incorporated subsidiary · LEI 2549000CSA64H3W21C80Licence: DFSA authorised firm

MonacoBank Julius Baer (Monaco) S.A.M.ACPR (banking licence and prudential supervision); CCAF (investment services); AMSF (AML/CFT) · Locally incorporated subsidiary · LEI 549300RMFVPWCJL9IX64Licence: Credit institution (bank) established in Monaco; FGDR member (CIB 14508) Source

Financial strength, as reported

Credit ratingsMoody's A1 (long-term deposit) (stable outlook); Moody's A3 (long-term senior unsecured and issuer) (stable outlook) Rated entity: Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd.

CET1 capital ratio17.4%; balance sheet CHF 107.5 bn (31 Dec 2025) Source

Assets under managementCHF 521 bn (31 Dec 2025) Source

Rows without a source link are taken from the published reports of Julius Baer Group Ltd. (consolidated). Sources: Julius Baer Group Annual Report 2025 (copy on HKMA register); Julius Baer key figures and credit rating page; Julius Baer financial strength page.

Services published across its booking centres

Private clientsSwitzerland, Hong Kong, Singapore and United Arab Emirates

Discretionary managementSwitzerland, Hong Kong and Singapore

Advisory mandatesSwitzerland, Hong Kong, Singapore and United Arab Emirates

Custody only (execution and safekeeping)

Lombard lendingSwitzerland, Hong Kong and Singapore

Mortgage lendingSwitzerland

Multi currency accounts

Trust and fiduciary services

Family office servicesSwitzerland, Hong Kong and Singapore

Wealth planningSwitzerland, Hong Kong and Singapore

Consolidated reporting

External asset manager deskUnited Arab Emirates

Offered at one or more booking centresOffered by the group, not confirmed at a centreNot located, which does not mean unavailable
Checked on the bank's own pages for each centre.

Access and costs

Minimum relationshipSwitzerland: Not published
Hong Kong: Not published
Singapore: Not published
United Arab Emirates: Not published
Monaco: Not published

US personsSwitzerland: Not published
Hong Kong: Not published
Singapore: Not published
United Arab Emirates: Not published
Monaco: Not published

Fee scheduleSwitzerland: Not published
Hong Kong: Not published
Singapore: Not published
United Arab Emirates: Not published
Monaco: Not published

Third party paymentsSwitzerland: Not published
Hong Kong: Not published
Singapore: Not published
United Arab Emirates: Not published
Monaco: Not published

Transfer out termsSwitzerland: Not published
Hong Kong: Not published
Singapore: Not published
United Arab Emirates: Not published
Monaco: Not published

Protection of client assets

Deposit protectionSwitzerland: All banks with a Swiss office must be members of esisuisse: privileged deposits are protected up to CHF 100,000 per client per bank, including non-resident clients and foreign currency deposits, within a system cap.
Hong Kong and United Arab Emirates: Not published
Singapore: Wholesale banks and merchant banks are not members of the SDIC Deposit Insurance Scheme, so deposits booked here carry no Singapore deposit insurance. Only eligible Singapore-dollar deposits are insured; deposits in US dollars or other currencies are not covered.
Monaco: Banks with their head office in Monaco are covered by the French FGDR: EUR 100,000 per customer per institution, seven working days.

Custody lawSwitzerland: Swiss Banking Act art. 37d: custody assets held for clients are separated from the bankrupt bank's estate and handed over to the clients, with privileged deposits protected under arts. 37a and 37h.
Hong Kong: Client securities held by licensed or registered persons must be safeguarded under the Securities and Futures Ordinance and the Securities and Futures (Client Securities) Rules, as referenced in SFC Code of Conduct para 11.1.
Singapore, United Arab Emirates and Monaco: Not published

Custody termsNot published

Before opening an account

Custody agreement. The applicable legal framework is set out above. Ask for the agreement that would govern your account and check how securities are titled, whether any sub-custodian is used, and when the bank may take a lien.
A portfolio-backed credit line. If you intend to borrow against the portfolio, ask for the eligibility and haircut schedule, the margin-call timetable and the charges for holding or transferring pledged securities. Switzerland, Hong Kong and Singapore
Transferring assets out. Ask which positions can be transferred without selling them, who approves exceptions, and how charges are calculated for each position and market.
Reporting to the family office. The bank lists a desk for external asset managers. Ask for a sample statement or data export and confirm whether it includes positions, transactions, accrued income and all currencies held. United Arab Emirates
Cross-border eligibility. If a settlor, beneficiary or beneficial owner has U.S. ties, ask the named entity to confirm eligibility for your structure and which investment services it can provide. Monaco

Julius Baer

Why Julius Baer rates 1.3 out of 5

Where Julius Baer stands out

What to weigh

Julius Baer in 5 booking centres

Regulatory and legal record

FINMA concludes enforcement proceeding: serious credit risk management failings (private debt loans to a European group) and AML breaches (two Russian PEP client groups)

Composition penalty for AML/CFT breaches found in examinations after the 2023 money laundering case

Reprimand for internal control failures over structured product trades for one private client

Deferred prosecution agreement, conspiracy to launder over USD 36 million in FIFA-related bribes

Serious AML failings at Julius Baer (PDVSA and FIFA related, 2009 to early 2018)

Deferred prosecution agreement, conspiracy to help US taxpayers evade taxes

AMSF sanction decision no. 2026/0537 against Julius Baer Wealth Management (Monaco) for intra-group organisation defects in AML/CFT due diligence

Client experience and financial standing

UHNW client ratings

What clients report

Worth raising with the bank

In the press

Julius Baer's Monaco arm fined EUR 1.5m over money-laundering failings

Bank of Singapore hires Julius Baer exec as ASEAN private banking head

Singapore penalises nine financial institutions for AML breaches

Julius Baer's Fine in Money Laundering Case Compounds Legal Woes

Monaco financial authorities reprimand Julius Baer for lax internal controls

Julius Baer Criticized by Monaco for Poor Client Money Controls

What Julius Baer charges, centre by centre

Switzerland · Bank Julius Bär & Co. AGCentre file

Hong Kong · Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd., Hong Kong BranchCentre file

Singapore · Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd., Singapore BranchCentre file

United Arab Emirates · Julius Baer (Middle East) LimitedCentre file

Monaco · Bank Julius Baer (Monaco) S.A.M.Centre file

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Services published across its booking centres

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