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

Ontier 
Global law firm Ontier has appointed James Dixon as a partner in the London office.  Previously, he has worked at the firm’s sister office in the British Virgin Islands.

Dixon is joining from Priestleys in the Cayman Islands where he advised on commercial disputes and insolvency. He first qualified in London with Fladgate before developing his career offshore in the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands from 2011 to present.

In his new job, Dixon will act for companies and high net worth individuals in a range of multi-jurisdictional disputes, working alongside Amy Harvey and Aoife Keane, who have joined the team in London.

Dixon has represented clients on commercial, international litigation, including shareholder disputes and fund disputes. He has also acted for companies, shareholders and insolvency practitioners in cross-border insolvency litigation and arbitration. His previous BVI firm acted as BVI Special Counsel to the Trustee of Bernard Madoff Investment Securities and the Estate of Bernard Madoff in connection with Madoff’s multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme.

Allfunds
Fund platform Allfunds, has appointed Juan Pablo Valdés as Chile country head, effective immediately. He is taking over from Sebastián Ochagavía, who is leavng the business to pursue other opportunities.

Valdés will be in charge of Allfunds’ local representative office in Santiago de Chile and will report to Laura Gonzalez, head of Americas. He has more than 20 years’ experience in the financial services industry, having served in a variety of roles in which he oversaw the direction of investment on behalf of private bank clients. Most recently, Valdés served as commercial manager at LarrainVial Asset Management, where he led the distribution of mutual and investment funds across different channels. 

“Latin America plays a key role in our global strategy and an area where we have extensive growth plans; Juan Pablo’s appointment reflects our commitment to the region, and desire to bring market-leading talent into the regional business to continue enhancing the service we deliver to clients,” Gonzalez said in a statement.