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

Mourant
Mourant, a law firm-led professional services business, has appointed two new partners to join its Guernsey and Jersey teams. Both are internal promotions.

Sandra Duerden (pictured), a member of the Guernsey Litigation practice and James Daniel, from the firm's Jersey-based Finance and Corporate practice were promoted with effect from 1 February.

Duerden joined Mourant in 2006 as a paralegal. Since qualifying in 2010, she has specialised in commercial litigation and contentious trusts disputes. Duerden, who is an experienced advocate, has a particular interest in cross-border disputes or those having international law aspects, as well as insolvency and regulatory matters.

Daniel, who started at Mourant in 2008 as a legal assistant, now focuses on banking and finance law. He has extensive experience advising both borrowers and lenders on a diverse range of cross-border banking and finance transactions. Daniel has a particular focus on acquisition and leveraged financing, fund financing, real estate financing and Islamic financing.

Mourant global managing partner, Jonathan Rigby, said: "It’s fantastic to be able to announce the promotion of these two longstanding and highly respected lawyers to partnership from within the firm. I have worked with James and Sandra for a number of years, and they possess both the experience and technical excellence to ensure we continue to provide the best possible service to our clients as they navigate the increasingly complex legal and regulatory landscape."

Fulcrum Asset Management
Fulcrum Asset Management has announced the appointment of Lisa Gordon as a non-executive board member to provide independent advice to the board.

Gordon has over 25 years of board experience incorporating both executive and non-executive roles. She sits on several boards including those of the JP Morgan Mid Cap Investment Trust Plc, Cenkos Securities plc (of which she is chair) and the M&C Saatchi Group, among others.

Gordon will provide independent oversight of the company’s management and corporate governance, as well as offering additional guidance and strategic direction to the company’s executive team.

Gordon said: “Having spent some time with the leadership team, their collective passion for Fulcrum and ambitions for the future was energising. This is a firm created on a strong set of values and I’m delighted to have the opportunity to work with them on the next stage of Fulcrum’s impressive growth story.”

Joe Davidson, managing partner, Fulcrum Asset Management, said: “We are delighted to welcome Lisa to the board. Her depth of experience brings an exciting new perspective. Fulcrum has now grown to almost 100 employees and, as our operations expand globally, we have reached the point where we will greatly benefit from some independent input of such calibre.”

Fulcrum has a global client base with £5.2 billion ($6.4 billion) of funds under management in global macro, alternative solutions, risk premia, thematic and climate-aligned equity strategies. It has plans to expand into the US and Australia and will celebrate its 20th anniversary in early 2024.