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

Bedell Cristin
The international law firm, Bedell Cristin, this week announced promotions across business and support lines in the Cayman Islands, Jersey and London.

Daniel Altneu, who joined the firm in 2013, has been promoted to partner in the international private client team in the Cayman Islands. Altneu offers a full private client service covering every aspect of immigration, residency, trusts and wealth structuring, estate planning, probate and family law, the firm said in a statement. 

Sonia Shah becomes managing associate in the litigation team in Jersey. Shah joined the firm in March 2016 having qualified with Gordon Dadds in London. In the Jersey financial services law team based in London, Nkechi Hokstad has been promoted to managing associate. Hokstad joined the firm in January having qualified with Clifford Chance in London.

There have also been promotions in the business support teams with Sarah Ferguson promoted to deputy head of ICT and Ebony Parker promoted to senior compliance administrator. 

Nuveen
Asset manager Nuveen has named Kyrylo Sukhanenko as managing director, head of UK Insurance, to strengthen its UK insurance offering.

Based in London, he will be responsible for developing Nuveen’s UK insurance client segment, reporting to Brian Schaper, managing director, business development – global client group.

Sukhanenko has experience in employing a broad suite of asset classes and investment solutions to a range of insurers, the firm said in a statement. He joins Nuveen after 13 years at Blackrock, where he was most recently co-head of business development for its UK insurance business, structuring and delivering investment and risk solutions to insurers. Prior to this, he worked as an analyst within Merrill Lynch’s emerging market equity sales team, the firm continued.

Quilter Cheviot
Quilter Cheviot Europe, the European subsidiary of UK wealth manager Quilter Cheviot, has hired four investment managers and a trainee investment manager into its newly renovated Dublin office.

Sara Williams and Kevin Nealon both previously held roles at Allied Irish Banks (AIB), the firm said in a statement. Williams was relationship manager for AIB private banking while Nealon was head of retail banking. Cathal O'Donnell and Alan Breen join as investment managers from Cantor Fitzgerald. Both were previously senior investment managers in their Dublin office. 

Finally, Aoife Murphy has re-joined QCE as a trainee investment manager, having previously been a financial advisor at Walfrid Private.

“These hires support our growth ambitions in Ireland. The current volatile economic climate is driving demand for bespoke investment portfolios tailored to each client’s needs. As a result, we are boosting our headcount in Dublin," Andrew Fahy, chief executive of Quilter Cheviot Europe, said. According to QCE, these new hires will help it to evolve its investment management and financial planning offering for clients in Ireland, and throughout Europe.