Should Julius Bär’s ADGM Push and Compliance Revamp Reshape the Risk Lens for (SWX:BAER) Investors?

• Julius Baer Gruppe AG recently received in-principle approval to open Julius Baer (Abu Dhabi) Ltd. in ADGM to serve ultra-high-net-worth clients and appointed long-time Goldman Sachs compliance leader Victoria McLean as its future Chief Compliance Officer and Executive Board member, completing a revamped risk and compliance structure.
• These moves point to a simultaneous push into a growing Middle Eastern wealth hub and a material strengthening of governance through a more independent, senior compliance function.
• We’ll now look at how the Abu Dhabi expansion and upgraded compliance leadership may reshape Julius Baer’s existing investment narrative.

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Julius Bär Gruppe Investment Narrative Recap

To own Julius Bär, you need to believe in its ability to convert rising global wealth and record assets under management into steady fee income while tightening risk controls after recent credit issues. The Abu Dhabi build-out and upgraded compliance leadership support this narrative but do not fundamentally change the near term focus on earnings resilience and addressing credit quality and loan loss risks highlighted in recent guidance.

The new earnings guidance for 2025, pointing to lower IFRS net profit than 2024 due to one off tax and Brazil exit effects and ongoing credit losses, is the most relevant backdrop for this news. Against that context, the Abu Dhabi expansion and the completion of a more independent risk and compliance organisation look most meaningful if they can support underlying profitability, capital generation and cost discipline rather than distract from them.

But investors should be aware that the combination of elevated bad loans and an ongoing credit review could still...

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Julius Bär Gruppe's narrative projects CHF4.5 billion revenue and CHF1.2 billion earnings by 2028. This requires 6.3% yearly revenue growth and an earnings increase of roughly CHF0.3 billion from CHF865.4 million today.

Uncover how Julius Bär Gruppe's forecasts yield a CHF62.47 fair value, a 11% upside to its current price.

Exploring Other Perspectives

Five fair value estimates from the Simply Wall St Community span roughly CHF31.90 to CHF86.76 per share, showing how far apart views on Julius Bär can be. When you set those against the emphasis on record assets under management and stronger risk governance, it underlines why many investors may want to compare several independent takes before forming a view on future performance.

Explore 5 other fair value estimates on Julius Bär Gruppe - why the stock might be worth as much as 54% more than the current price!

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