A look at this week's top stories on eprivateclient...
Monday
eprivateclient exclusively revealed that Ogier has appointed Henry Wickham as counsel in its Jersey private wealth team. Mr Wickham is also chair of the Jersey STEP branch. He previously worked at Bedell Cristin
Owner-managed fiduciary services provider, The Clermont Group, is set to acquire DeltaCap, a transaction that will expand Clermont’s global presence to include DeltaCap’s home jurisdiction of Mauritius
Tuesday
2019 eprivateclient Top Trust Company JTC Group registered an increase in its revenues of 32 percent to £46.6 million in the first half of 2019. This increase from £35.3 million in H1 2018 reflects a combination of net organic growth (+8.2 percent) and growth from acquisitions (+23.8 percent)
Meanwhile, 2019 eprivateclient Top Law Firm Charles Russell Speechlys’ Hong Kong branch, Charles Russell Speechlys in Association with Jonathan Mok Legal, marked its second anniversary with the hiring of a number of private wealth specialists
Wednesday
2018 eprivateclient Top 35 Under 35 Andra Ilie has joined the family office team at KMPG, having worked for the past three years at Knox Private Office
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's prorogation of parliament has seen the shelving of legislation that would have paved the way for 'drastic' hikes in probate fees
Thursday
Tilney and Smith & Williamson announced a £45 billion merger which will see the new firm operate as Tilney Smith & Williamson
UK investment manager Henderson Rowe has partnered with Elivisa Consulting PTE, a global immigration services company, to provide investment services to qualified investors participating in the UK Tier 1 Investor Visa programme
Friday
2019 eprivateclient Top Trust Company Estera has appointed Sonal Patel as managing director, head of sales – Americas, Bermuda and Caribbean.
Big Four accountancy firm KPMG UK has elected two new female board members, giving the board gender parity for its first time. The firm’s partners elected Melissa Geiger and Linda Main to join the UK board.