Global investor services firm IQ-EQ has hired Darrell King as director of private wealth in the Americas. The firm said the appointment reflects the continued significance of the US and US connected market to IQ-EQ Group’s overall growth strategy and directly supports the group’s plan to expand the company’s US private wealth client base.

In this newly created senior role, Mr King will be based in IQ-EQ’s New York office and part of his remit is to help in estab...