Stephenson Harwood appoints a new partner in Hong Kong, Julius Baer sees a senior exit in the Middle East and raids Barclays Wealth for UK expansion, Intertrust appoints Netherlands head and Brewin Dolphin appoints Axa’s Kellard as a non-exec director.
Manulife Hong Kong has a new chief financial officer, while Sanlam UK has raided Close Brothers Asset Management to find a chief executive for its new private office proposition. GAM has poached its new representative director and president for Japan from Schroder Investment Management.
Holborn Assets is planning to expand across the Middle East and Asia over the next 12 months, while Schroders has created a new sales director role for the Middle East. A Manulife insurance salesperson in Hong Kong has been added to the Guinness Book of World Records for his astonishingly long career.
UK prime minister Theresa May has reshuffled her cabinet as uncertainty mounts over how long the Conservative Party can hold on to power. The deputy Australian Tax Office commissioner has resigned after being being caught up in a fraud scandal, while Killik & Co has appointed a head of wealth planning.
Schroders is losing two fund managers who are setting up their own boutique. Janus Henderson has created two senior international distribution roles, while Principal Global Investors is focusing on UK fund distribution with its latest hire.
Vanguard has a new managing director of its Japanese operations, while Generali Investments has made some changes to its board. One of Wealth Club’s co-founders has left the business after just a year.
Jersey headquartered fiduciary services company Elian Group is to be sold for £435m ($627m, €553m) to Dutch trust and corporate services provider Intertrust.
Close Brothershas sold its Cayman Islands fund, trust and banking businesses to Intertrust Group
