This publication carries latest news of moves and hires in the global wealth management industry.

London-headquartered property investment platform BrickVest has named Jean-Romain Lhomme, formerly the head of Colony Capital Europe, to its board, a newly-formed position as it expands operations. The firm said he is lead investor in the present fundraising round at BrickVest.

Lhomme co-headed Colony Capital Europe from 2000 to 2015, and was responsible for identifying, valuing, executing and monitoring European investments. As an active technology business angel since 2015, he co-founded PJX10, a laboratory dedicated to innovative start-ups, with technology entrepreneurs. 

BrickVest, which was recently set up, is an example of a new kind of player in the investment world that seeks to use technologies such as the internet to break into established business areas such as real estate. The firm recently issued a report about what it thinks will be the impact of blockchain technology on the financial industry. (To view that story, click here.)

“I joined BrickVest because of its potential in a growing sector like proptech [property technology]. I was really impressed by the founding team and its extensive experience in real estate, investment services and technology. BrickVest not only merges all of this experience, but it does so in a way that has shifted the model of how to invest in real estate across the globe,” Lhomme said in a statement.

BrickVest recently appointed Remi Antonini, former head of Goldman Sachs, to its team.