The latest moves and appointments in wealth management in the UK, the rest of Europe, the Middle East and other select locations.

Nedgroup
Nedgroup Investments has expanded its international distribution team with the appointment of Rachel Ferguson as client solutions lead, effective September.

This follows the appointment in December 2022 of Rachel Canning as distribution support manager. The new hires, based in London and reporting to chief commercial officer Apiramy Jeyarajah, will focus on building up the client ecosystem for Nedgroup’s recently-launched in-house boutique platform, the firm said in a statement.

They will be responsible for the end-to-end distribution process and the development of new and existing institutional and wholesale client relationships in the UK and continental Europe.

Prior to joining Nedgroup, Ferguson worked as a business development manager at Aegon Asset Management (formally Kames Capital) and was with the firm for a total of 7 years. Ferguson, who has 10 years of industry experience. was responsible for developing relationships within the UK wholesale market. Before that, she worked at Aberdeen Standard Investments and SVM Asset Management.

Prior to joining Nedgroup, Canning spent close to 14 years at Janus Henderson Investors, most recently as the UK sales and client services manager. Before that, she was a sales executive at New Star Asset Management. Canning has over 15 years of industry experience.

“We have ambitious growth plans in the UK and Europe and there are many exciting developments underway…Throughout the launch of our in-house boutique platform, we have emphasised the strength of building partnerships, and these new hires will pioneer our client-centric approach and oversee our most important partnerships – that with our clients,” Jeyarajah said.

Nedgroup Investments is a global asset manager with over $20 billion AUM with its international business led from London and global headquarters in Cape Town.

C Hoare & Co
C Hoare & Co, the UK’s oldest privately owned bank, has appointed Lucy Porter as a relationship manager for the South West of England, including Bristol and Bath. She will report to senior relationship manager Emily Corbett.

The appointment is part of the bank’s broader strategy to develop its local presence across key regions in the UK. In recent years, relationship managers have joined the bank in the South West, North West and North East of England, as well as in East Anglia.

Porter, who has been with C Hoare & Co since 2015 as a relationship manager based in London, previously worked for HSBC Private Bank.

“We know how important it is to be close to our customers and professional advisers. Lucy’s appointment will build on Emily’s success in the South West, as well as on the Hoare family’s presence in the area for many centuries. Lucy is a highly experienced relationship manager with strong connections in the region and, most importantly, a deep understanding of what makes C Hoare & Co’s personal service so special,” Venetia Hoare, partner and director, said.

Ocorian
Ocorian, the specialist global provider of services to financial institutions, asset managers, corporates and high net worth individuals, has appointed Chantal Free as CEO, subject to regulatory approval.

Free is joining from Capita where she was CEO of its portfolio division, leading a portfolio of businesses across a range of sectors including insurance, legal, consulting and technology. Previously she spent 23 years at Willis Towers Watson, the global risk and people consulting and brokerage firm, where she served in several senior roles in Asia and Europe. 

Moonfare
Private equity platform Moonfare has appointed Marine Eugène to the newly-created role of chief commercial officer.

Previously, Eugène was managing director at US-based fractional jet ownership firm Flexjet. Prior to this, she worked as Europe and Middle East director for Sommet Education, and for 15 years at NetJets – also an aviation business – where she was head of sales EMEA.