The private client and charity investment consulting company has brought on Matt Lonsdale as it looks to expand into new markets.

Asset Risk Consultants has hired Matt Lonsdale to lead its business development activities from London.

Lonsdale previously led intermediary business development at Thomas Miller Investments. Before this, he worked at Psigma Investment Management and Fisher Wealth Management.

He will take on the newly-created role in August to work alongside ARC’s senior management, helping to develop and deliver the group's services to a global client base.

“ARC is continuing to expand and we are looking forward to having Matt join our senior management team. His experience with intermediaries will be invaluable as we look to provide forward-looking advice, built on our unique research and award winning reporting capabilities,” ARC’s founder and managing director, Graham Harrison, said.

The new addition brings the number of staff based in ARC's London office, which opened in October, to seven.

ARC provides investment consulting, manager research and performance reporting, with assets under scrutiny of around $25 billion. It operates from offices in London, Guernsey, Jersey and Toronto.