Investor services group IQ-EQ, formerly First Names Group, has appointed Steve Sokić as group head of private wealth, effective immediately.

Based in Jersey, he will also sit on the group management board and business executive committee. In his new role, Mr Sokić will lead the firm’s private wealth business worldwide and develop and implement global and regional strategies.

Mr Sokić joins the firm from Sanne, where he was managing director for three years. Prior to that, he spent nearly 14 years in the Caribbe...