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Julius Baer Buys Merrill Unit, Sets Rights Issue

Julius Baer Holding AG (BAER.VX) on Monday said it will acquire Merrill Lynch’s wealth-management business based outside the U.S. and Japan from Bank of America Corp. (BAC) and raise fresh equity to finance the deal, as the Swiss private-banking specialist seeks to widen its global footprint and reduce its reliance on Switzerland. Continue reading

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Swiss lawmakers vote to accept U.S. tax plan

ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss lawmakers have passed a tax proposal seen as key to settling a U.S. probe into Swiss banks with hidden offshore accounts Continue reading

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UBS Gives Information On Swiss Rivals In US Tax Dispute -Report

American investigators broadened their inquiries into alleged tax evasion to Swiss private banks such as Wegelin & Co. and Julius Baer Holding AG (BAER.VX) using information from voluntary disclosure programs and dossiers obtained from UBS AG (UBS), Handelszeitung reports in an article to be published Thursday. Continue reading

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Julius Baer Reports FY11 Adj Net Profit Of CHF 401 Mln, Down 21%

WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) – Swiss private banking group Julius Baer (JBAXY.PK) Monday released financial results for full year 2011, stating that adjusted net profit for the year declined 21… Continue reading

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