Monday
We published the latest instalment in eprivateclient’s series of annual top firm rankings – the 2021 eprivateclient Top Trust Companies.
Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO strengthened its UK tax offering with the appointment of a new senior tax manager to its private client services’ (PCS) team. Nadine Bogard re-joins BDO as a senior tax manager and will specialise in all aspects of UK trusts including accounting, succession and tax.
Tuesday
UK law firm Fladgate announced the launch of Walgate Family Office, a new London-based family office service established to address the personal and domestic needs of wealthy families. Walgate Family Office is the first service to be announced under the umbrella of Walgate, a new company owned and backed by Fladgate that will deliver non-legal professional services to support and complement the legal advice that Fladgate provides.
EY added to its private tax practice with the appointment of David Bowen to lead its family office consulting team. He joins from Big 4 competitor Deloitte, where he worked for five years and built a sizeable private office consulting business advising some of the world’s wealthiest families on designing and building single family offices.
Wednesday
UK law firm Farrer & Co added Gerard Heyes as a partner in the firm’s disputes resolution team. Mr Heyes specialises in financial services litigation, disputes and investigations and in managing contentious risk. He joins from Simmons & Simmons, where he was a managing associate in its London office.
Lynsey McIntyre, a partner at law firm McDermott Will & Emery, discussed the 2020 Privy Council decision of Webb v Webb, which has brought into sharp focus the extent to which a settlor of a trust can reserve powers over a trust.
Thursday
Smith & Williamson, part of wealth management and professional services group Tilney Smith & Williamson, appointed Tom Kellaway as a tax director in its employer solutions team. In this role he will be responsible for developing the firm’s global mobility service offering, specifically the provision of tax advisory and compliance services to support employers with internationally-mobile workforces that operate across multiple jurisdictions.
Edward Stevenson has been appointed as IQ-EQ’s first-ever head of capital markets, as the global investor services group expands its service line offering. He has over 20 years’ experience in the capital markets sector.
Friday
Standard Chartered Bank partnered with the Financial Services Skills Commission (FSSC) to explore how the menopause transition affects women working in financial services and their progression to senior roles. The research is being carried out by the Fawcett Society, a UK charity campaigning for gender equality and women’s rights.
German-owned luxury British carmaker Rolls Royce unveiled a new model with a staggering £20 million price tag. The new bespoke car – named the Rolls Royce Boat Tail – has been produced “as confirmation of coachbuilding as a permanent fixture within [its] future portfolio”, Rolls Royce said.