The latest moves, appointments and personnel changes among wealth management and related organisations in the UK, the rest of Europe, the Middle East, Africa and select international locations.

Northern Trust Asset Management
Northern Trust Asset Management (NTAM) has named Tim Brown as head of UK sales.

Based in London, Brown (pictured) is responsible for driving the sales strategy and expanding NTAM’s presence in the UK. Overseeing a local sales team, Brown will ensure collaboration across Northern Trust, aligning with the company’s asset servicing sales team.

In this newly created role, Brown will work closely with Michelle Inskip, head of consultant relations, EMEA, who joined the firm in August 2024 to deepen relationships with UK institutional clients. Brown reports to Rutger Maenen, head of sales for Europe, Middle East and Africa, NTAM.

Brown was formerly at Dimensional Fund Advisors where he served as head of institutional and EMEA consultant relations group. He has more than 25 years of industry experience, including roles at Credit Suisse and UBP.

“We’re pleased to welcome Tim to NTAM’s sales team,” Lyenda Delp, head of Global Institutional Client Group, NTAM, said. “His appointment complements recent hires across our broader international business in the fixed income, quant and stewardship teams, as we continue our commitment to growing our regional capabilities and services.”

“Tim’s experience and track record further increases and complements the depth of expertise and talent we deploy across our regional franchise,” Clive Bellows, president for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Northern Trust, added.

Brown’s appointment is the latest EMEA hire for the asset manager. Last month it announced that it had expanded its global quant strategies team with the appointment of 13 investment personnel in Amsterdam.

RWK Goodman
Catherine Morgan has just joined RWK Goodman as a partner in the family law team, bolstering the growth of its family law capability in the Thames Valley.

Morgan, who lives in Oxfordshire, has joined from Blake Morgan in Oxford. She advises clients in divorce matters, financial remedy negotiations, private law Children Act matters and pre-nuptial/post-nuptial agreements. She also has experience across a breadth of family law advice,

RWK Goodman provides a range of legal services from corporate and commercial, clinical negligence and personal injury to family and private client and advises in a number of key sectors. 

Hawksford
Global service provider Hawksford has appointed Simon Turner as head of Africa. The hire is part of the firm’s ambitions to grow its proposition for supporting both inbound and outbound African investment, it said in a statement.

Based in Cape Town, Turner will lead on developing and implementing strategy across the African market, establishing an on-the-ground presence for Hawksford in South Africa, while working with its teams in gateway locations to Africa, including Mauritius and Dubai, as well as colleagues across the wider group.

Building on Hawksford’s track record of supporting South African structuring, Turner will enhance its services across the continent and build the firm’s reputation for supporting inbound and outbound investment flows in the market.

Turner has nearly three decades of experience in building and transforming businesses across South Africa, the UK, and Europe. With expertise in private equity, corporate strategy, investment management, and business restructuring, he recently founded his own advisory firm specialising in complex cross-border business needs spanning restructuring, M&A, financing, and market expansion.

“Hawksford is committed to the African market, where we already have significant experience working with corporate, fund and private clients, supporting high-quality inward and outward investment flows across the region,” Daniel Hainsworth, head of corporate at Hawksford, said.