In wealth management circles, the shock isn’t so much that Collardi has moved – rather, it’s the rival he has moved to.

Julius Baer’s strategy of commitment, investment and hiring – when many of its peers have been retreating – has enabled the bank to become a global leader in wealth management.

Hiring more than anyone else in the wealth management industry and hoovering up the assets of failing competitors, Julius Baer is going head-to-head with its two larger Swiss competitors in Asia and Europe. Given CEO Boris Collardi’s tenacity, if the markets go his way, he may just pull it off.

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COO Boris Collardi explains how his bank has gained momentum by doing the little things well.