Three years into an onshore effort in the United Kingdom, Julius Baer is losing several key bankers it poached from Barclays for the push.

Martin Cuthbert, head of northeastern England, and Gordon Scott, who runs its northwest, Scottish, and Northern Ireland teams, are leaving Julius Baer, U.K. chief David Durlacher said in a Linkedin post on Wednesday. A spokesman for the bank confirmed the exits, without elaborating; neither Cuthbert nor Scott were immediately available for comment.

Together with Calum Brewster, the duo played a key role in a three-year-old push into the onshore market with the U.K.'s wealthy. «To three people who played a key part in helping us get to where we are. Calum Brewster, Gordon Scott and Martin Cuthbert – thank you for your hard work and support – we wish you all the best in pastures new,» Durlacher said.

Recruiting Private Bankers

Julius Baer has opened regional offices in Belfast, Edinburgh, Leeds, and Manchester alongside its London branch in the onshore push; a Glasgow branch was flagged in 2017 but has not emerged. The Swiss private bank is «looking for more talented relationship managers to join our team and continuing to invest in and grow our business» Durlacher (pictured below) wrote.

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All three wealth managers departing Julius Baer were part of a swath of wealth managers poached from Barclays. Brewster defected to rival Brown Shipley last month; the U.K. boutique is a key piece of Quintet, a Luxembourg wealth manager being revived by ex-Swiss bankers