The latest moves in wealth management across the UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa.

BNP Paribas Asset Management
BNP Paribas Asset Management has appointed Matthieu Lucchesi to the newly created role of head of public affairs.  This is an appointment which comes at a time of regulatory change and Britain’s exit from the European Union.

Based in Paris, Lucchesi reports to Philippe Ditisheim, head of regulatory affairs, governance and coordination of group functions.

In this role, he will be responsible for representing BNPP AM and increasing its visibility with institutions and regulatory bodies in France, Europe and globally.

He started his career in 2011 as a lawyer in New York at Sullivan & Cromwell before joining the French regulator, Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), in 2012.  Since September 2016, he has been director of the AMF’s asset management regulatory division. 

Royal London Asset Management
Royal London Asset Management has appointed Cathy Gibson as head of dealing, a newly-created role, effective 19 February.

She will report to chief investment officer, Piers Hillier.

Gibson will head a centralised dealing team to cover all asset classes. The team will comprise four traders who already work with the equity and fixed income teams.

Prior to RLAM, Gibson was at Deutsche Asset Management, where she was most recently head of fixed income trading in its UK asset management team. She also has significant experience across a range of asset classes, from her time at Pioneer Investment Management, Bank of Ireland and KBC Asset Management.

Highvern Fund Administrators
Highvern Fund Administrators, Jersey’s new independent boutique fund services business, has appointed James Bryant and Ken Ritchie as head of operations and head of accounting, respectively.

Bryant spent more than nine years with Link Asset Services in Jersey. His career began in 2003 as a manager at PwC Channel Islands.

Ritchie also joins Highvern from Link Asset Services.

PM + M
Blackburn-headquartered PM+M, the chartered accountancy, business advisory and wealth management group, has bolstered its tax and marketing teams with two new senior appointments.

The firm has appointed Wendy Anderson as tax director and Terri Green as marketing and business development manager.

Anderson will divide her time between the firm’s Blackburn and Bury offices. Her primary role will be to offer clients expert advice on tax compliance and tax planning as well as advising them on changing legislation, new planning opportunities and how to minimise tax liabilities. 

She will also be working closely with PM+M’s wealth management team to provide an overall private client offering for individuals and trusts. Anderson has worked in the Tax sector for nearly 25 years, and joined PM+M from RSM UK.

Green will be responsible for developing and implementing the marketing and business development strategy for the whole firm. She has worked in professional services marketing for 18 years including positions at PwC, Cowgill Holloway and most recently at True Bearing.