A number of senior figures in the banking and wealth management space have joined the firm, which has offices in Zurich and London. Bellecapital was established in Switzerland in 2009.

A former director of Deutsche Bank Wealth Management has been appointed to drive the UK business of the Anglo-Swiss firm Bellecapital. His move is one of several hires by the business in Europe.

Bellecapital has hired Corin George, who was a director at Deutsche Bank Wealth Management from 2012 to June 2020. 

George started his career at Deloitte before spending 11 years with Coutts & Co where he worked in its tax planning and structuring team before joining its professionals’ client group as a private banker.

“The UK is at the heart of the significant investments we are making in serving Bellecapital clients and Corin’s unparalleled experience as an investment professional make him the ideal leader for this new phase in our growth strategy,” Mark Eberle, founding partner, said.  

As part of its build-out, Bellecapital has hired a number of other personnel:

Paola Matulli, joins as an executive director in the Zürich office focusing on European clients. Matulli was a director at Barclays Private Bank in London where she advised and managed UHNW European individuals, families and familiy offices. She was previously at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, London and JP Morgan Geneva. 

Itay Halperin has joined as a senior investment manager from Credit Suisse where he covered the Israeli market as part of the Emerging Europe division. He is based in London and focuses on Israeli UHNW clients. Prior to Credit Suisse, Halperin held senior positions at Compagnie Bancaire Helvetique and Citibank in Tel Aviv. 

With offices in Zurich and London, Bellecapital was launched in Switzerland in 2009 by a number of HSBC and Barclays senior executives. It has $3.1 billion in assets under management as of the end of December 2019.