This publication carries latest news on moves and appointments in global wealth management.

MASECO Private Wealth, a firm that specialises in fields such as services to expat US citizens, has appointed Andrew Brown as chief operating officer. This role has been newly-created, the firm confirmed to this publication.

Brown, who was formerly COO and a founding partner of Skyline Capital Management, an emerging market firm, takes responsibility for areas such as compliance, human resources, legal, finance and systems.

His other previous roles include chief of staff at the UK private banking business of Barclays. Before this, he worked in Barclays' group strategy team.

As at September 2016, MASECO Private Wealth had around $1.1 billion of assets under management.

Among other moves, in June MASECO Private Wealth appointed Helge Kostka as its chief investment officer, responsible for managing the firm’s $1 billion-plus asset portfolios.