The latest moves and appointments for wealth management roles in the UK, other parts of Europe, the Middle East and select international locations.

Sarasin & Partners
Sarasin & Partners has appointed Fiona O’Neill (main picture) as head of investment, effective 2 February 2026.

She will be responsible for overseeing Sarasin & Partners’ thematic equity investment process, including equity research and stewardship. O’Neill will also assume responsibility for equity risk oversight and board-level investment reporting, including joining the investment strategy group.

Previously, she spent 20 years in a range of senior investment roles at Fidelity Internationalm most recently serving as head of global equity research capabilities. O’Neill also covered cross-asset research and fund management at Fidelity, and formed part of various leadership and governance committees across the firm.

Her appointment follows Sam Jeffries’ promotion to head of asset management last year, and comes alongside other recent senior developments at the firm, including the promotion of Tom Vernon to head of private clients.

“The addition of Fiona significantly strengthens our investment leadership and brings greater clarity and focus to the structure of our equity team. By streamlining responsibilities, we are ensuring our portfolio managers have the time and capacity to concentrate on high-quality decision-making, while further enhancing the depth, consistency and effectiveness of our thematic equity research,” Jeffries said. “Fiona brings exceptional experience from a global platform, and her research insight and risk oversight will be invaluable as we continue to evolve our investment process for the benefit of clients.”

Winckworth Sherwood
Law firm Winckworth Sherwood has appointed Charlie Hancock as private wealth and tax partner, with immediate effect.

Formerly at Forsters, he has a strong track record in advising the owners of landed estates and a client following that includes business owners and wealthy individuals and their families.

His appointment follows the high profile move by Arcangelo D’Apolito, a dual qualified English and Italian lawyer, who also joined in January from the distinguished Italian law firm Macchi di Cellere Gangemi.

Hancock, named by the Legal 500 as a ‘rising star’, is a member of Society for Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS), and London branch member of Country Land and Business Association (CLA).

Allspring Global Investments
Allspring Global Investments™, a global asset management company with $628 billion in assets under management and advisement, has appointed Max Watson (pictured below) as consultant relations director for its international business.

Max Watson

Watson, who will report to Joseph Dore, head of International Consultant Relations, will strengthen Allspring’s global and UK consultant relationships by adding expertise to this critical area, the firm said in a statement.

Watson has more than 15 years’ experience of working primarily with global consultants as well as institutional and wealth investors. Before joining Allspring, he served at Capital Group, where he managed consultant relationships in the UK. His career also included client relationship roles at Neuberger Berman and Alcentra.

This appointment underscores Allspring’s commitment to deepening relationships with consultants who are increasingly influential beyond traditional retirement solutions, expanding into areas such as insurance and wealth management, the firm added.

“With Max on board, we aim to further strengthen our go-to-market approach, particularly in insurance and wealth, alongside our established retirement focus,” Dore said. Our Global Consultant team aspires to be the most responsive and globally connected in the market, and Max’s expertise will be instrumental in helping us continue delivering on this ambitious goal”.

Generali Investments
Generali Investments has appointed Charles Kanengieser as senior sales institutional within the French sales team and Alexandre Jaussaud as senior sales within the Swiss sales team to reinforce the firm’s commitment to growing its footprint in key European markets and strengthening relationships with institutional and wholesale clients.

Based in Paris, Kanengieser (pictured below) will cover institutional clients in France. Previously at Janus Henderson Investors, he had served as sales director for France and Monaco since 2018. Prior to that, Kanengieser spent over six years at Muzinich & Co as associate director, responsible for marketing and client relations.

Charles Kanengieser

Based in Geneva, Jaussaud (pictured below) will cover the French-speaking Swiss market and support business development across both institutional and intermediary segments. He has more than a decade of experience in asset management sales, most recently as senior sales manager at Janus Henderson Investors.

Alexandre Jaussaud

“Charles and Alexandre bring extensive experience and deep knowledge of their respective markets,” Gabriele Alberici, head of sales Italy, France at Generali Asset Management (and head of business development Switzerland at Generali Investments), said. “Their appointment reinforces our ability to deliver tailored solutions and strengthen relationships with institutional and professional clients in France and Switzerland. This is a key step in advancing our growth strategy and expanding our commercial reach in these priority regions.”