People Moves
Who’s Moving Where In Wealth Management? – 7IM, S64
The latest moves, appointments and personnel changes among wealth management and related organisations in the UK, the rest of Europe, the Middle East, Africa and select international locations.
7IM
7IM has hired Matteo
Ruozzo as a senior quantitative investment strategist as part of
the expansion and development of its investment capabilities.
Ruozzo (pictured) will be joining the investment management team and report into Matthew Yeates, deputy chief investment officer. In his new role, he will be enhancing 7IM’s quantitative approaches to tactical asset allocation. Previously, Ruozzo worked at BlackRock for eight years, where most recently he was a quantitative researcher and portfolio manager in the multi-asset model portfolios team.
Ruozzo’s appointment follows a series of hires by 7IM this year, with further recruitment underway to bolster 7IM’s growth plan.
“He joins at an exciting time for the business as we invest in our investment expertise and our technology. We have a strong belief in the benefits of quantitative approaches to investment management and Matteo brings with him a great deal of multi-asset experience that will further strengthen our process,” Yeates said.
S64
S64, an alternatives
fintech and solutions partner to the wealth management industry,
has appointed Andy Gent as global chief operating officer (COO).
His appointment will bolster S64’s executive team as the
firm prepares for its next phase of growth, it said.
Gent will be responsible for leading S64’s corporate functions across its operations in EMEA, APAC and LatAm, the firm said in a statement. He will also help drive the firm's priorities across client services, technology innovation and product manufacturing solutions.
With over 25 years of financial services experience, Gent spent the past 15 years at Goldman Sachs, serving in COO roles across their asset and wealth management and global banking and markets businesses. Previously, he spent nine years at American Express in planning, business transformation and global operations.
S64 is an alternatives solutions business bridging the opportunity in private markets. It works with asset managers and private banks across private equity, credit, real estate, and infrastructure to develop innovative solutions for private banks and wealth managers.
