ZURICH, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Julius Baer's chief executive said on Tuesday he expected Switzerland to defend its position as the leader for cross-boarder wealth management despite having to deal with the fallout from Credit Suisse's collapse and its rescue by UBS.

"It is a good time to be a wealth manager today," Philipp Rickenbacher said at an event hosted by LSEG and Reuters in Zurich.

(Reporting by Noele Illien Editing by Tomasz Janowski)