Christian Dubler, Managing Director of Julius Bär in Frankfurt, has been in the spotlight recently due to his personal investment in Signa Sports United (SSU). According to a 2021 SEC listing, Dubler holds 100,000 shares of SSU, a company that faced financial difficulties in October. The involvement of a high-ranking Julius Bär banker in the investment raises questions about potential conflicts of interest and control weaknesses within the bank.
In addition to his role at Julius Bär, Dubler also serves as the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Julius Baer Europe AG. The bank has not commented on Dubler’s private investment. This personal connection between a prominent banker and a significant subsidiary of Signa, along with the hundreds of millions of loans provided by Julius Bär to Signa’s René Benko, suggests potential control weaknesses within the bank.
The bank’s granting of a 4.5 million loan to another Swiss real estate tycoon further highlights these concerns. Julius Bär has provided substantial mortgage loans in a subordinate position, which is unusual for other banks. This practice is believed to be driven by the requirement for entrepreneurs to invest a portion of their private wealth in Julius Bär’s Private Bank.
These high-risk loans, combined with optimistic property valuations provided by Wüest and Partner, a renowned property appraiser, may indicate that the risks associated with subordinate mortgages at Julius Bär are even greater than previously suspected.
Another point of concern is the bank’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Instead of assessing the impact on investments, CEO Philipp Rickenbacher and Chief Investment Officer Ives Bonzon saw it as a unique opportunity. The bank is now investigating who leaked this information internally.
Overall, the various issues raised in this article suggest potential control weaknesses, conflicts of interest, and risky lending practices within Julius Bär.
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| Information | Details |
|---|---|
| Geography | Europe |
| Countries | 🇩🇪 🇦🇹 🇺🇸 🇨🇭 🇺🇦 |
| Sentiment | very negative |
| Relevance Score | 1 |
| People | Christian Dubler, René Benko, Ives Bonzon, Philipp Rickenbacher |
| Companies | Signa-Zampano René Benko, Julius Bär, Signa Sports United (SSU), Julius Baer Europe AG, Wüest and Partner |
| Currencies | None |
| Securities | SSU |
