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Bank J Safra Sarasin Hires IMF Economist
Bank J Safra has appointed Dr Karsten Junius as its new chief economist.
Bank J Safra Sarasin
has appointed Dr Karsten Junius as its new chief economist.
Junius was previously principal economist at the International
Monetary Fund and will head the economic research team at the
bank.
“With his long-standing expertise in both developed and emerging
markets he will bring new ideas and insights to the research
department which will be very valuable for our clients,” said
Philipp Bärtschi, chief investment officer private clients.
His previous appointments include head of capital markets and
real estate research at DekaBank and economist at Metzler Asset
Management. He was also an economist at the Kiel Institute of
World Economics in Germany.
Switzerland-headquartered Bank J Safra Sarasin has been on a
hiring spree lately, making a number of senior appointments in
Asia.
