Julius Baer reported a sharp decline in profit due to a one-off hit related to the sale of its Brazilian subsidiary and higher loan provisions.
The Zurich-based lender’s first-half net profit was 295 million Swiss francs ($369.6 million) compared with 452 million francs in the same period the previous year. This reflects a previously disclosed increase in loan loss allowances and one-off noncash impact from the completion of the Julius Baer Brazil sale.