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

Guinness Global Investors
Guinness Global Investors has promoted Sam Wildy to chief financial officer and named Deepti Balloo as head of compliance.

Wildy, who joined Guinness in 2020 as deputy CFO, has more than 16 years’ experience in the financial services industry, primarily in wealth and investment management. Before Guinness, Wildy was the group financial controller and then head of financial strategy and funds at Foresight Group. He qualified as a chartered accountant with PwC in 2012, and graduated from the University of Oxford in 2006 with an MEng in materials science, economics management.

Balloo has over 16 years’ experience in the investment management industry. Before joining Guinness, Balloo worked as a senior compliance officer at Troy Asset Management Limited for 10 years. Prior to that, she spent four years at Evelyn Partners (formerly Smith & Williamson) in various compliance roles. Balloo graduated from the University of Exeter in 2004 with a degree in economics and finance.

Both will be based in Guinness’ London office.

Giles Robinette, chief operating officer and chief compliance officer, Guinness Global Investors, said: “The promotion of Sam to chief financial officer and Deepti’s appointment as head of compliance strengthens our team and supports our growth plans. We welcome Deepti to Guinness and congratulate Sam on this promotion.”

Guinness Global Investors is an independently owned investment management business providing actively managed portfolios across a selection of asset classes, including equity income, growth and specialist thematic equity funds and venture investments.

Bedell Cristin
International law firm Bedell Cristin has appointed two lawyers to join its International Private Client team based in its Jersey and London offices.

Kim Manley (pictured) has been recruited as a senior associate in London. Manley, who has more than 10 years’ experience, began her career in Zimbabwe where she specialised in private client matters before moving to Guernsey where she worked most recently for Babbé LLP. She has qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales.

Isabelle Russell has been appointed as an associate in Jersey. Russell previously worked in New Zealand where she qualified as a solicitor and worked for seven years with McVeagh Fleming in Auckland.

Welcoming them, Nancy Chien, partner and head of Bedell Cristin IPC team Jersey, said: “The recruitment of Kim and Isabelle is part of the ongoing expansion of our IPC service offering, building further on the substantial team of lawyers with wide ranging international experience, based in our various key locations, who advise and provide solutions to our family office and high net worth clients worldwide.”

Bedell Cristin employs more than 150 people and has offices in the BVI, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Jersey, London and Singapore. It provides a comprehensive range of cross-border legal services focusing on BVI, Cayman Islands, Guernsey and Jersey law and includes top tier banking.