Boyce’s appointment reinforces ZILO’s commitment to scaling its core global transfer agency platform while accelerating the development of next-generation digital asset and wealth infrastructure, the firm said in a statement.

Boyce, who has more than two decades' experience across wealth and retail platforms, and institutional distribution, will lead ZILO’s wealth division. His remit includes building modern, digitally-enabled wealth platforms that integrate seamlessly with ZILO’s core infrastructure. Boyce will work with Brian Smith, managing director, digital assets, who leads ZILO’s digital asset strategy, including tokenisation enablement, digitally-native asset structures and next-generation settlement capabilities.

Founded in London in 2020, ZILO™ Technologies is a UK-based fintech company delivering modern transfer agency infrastructure alongside next-generation digital asset and wealth capabilities. Through cloud-native architecture, AI-enabled automation and scalable platform design, ZILO says it supports global asset and wealth managers seeking “resilient, future-ready infrastructure.”

Utmost
. a global provider of insurance-based wealth solutions, has appointed Nicoletta Basso (pictured below) as branch manager of the Italian branch of Utmost Luxembourg.

Nicoletta Basso

Basso already has more than six years of experience at Utmost as tax and legal counsel – Italy, working alongside the sales team to advise high net worth and UHNW clients as well as business partners. She advises on the viability and effectiveness of unit-linked insurance products as an efficient wealth structuring and succession planning solution for the Italian market.

In total, she has worked in the financial services industry for more than 15 years, in particular covering cross-border and multi-jurisdictional matters. Basso was previously employed in the compliance department of a MiFID investment manager based in Dublin, where she gained deep expertise of compliance matters and regulatory frameworks.

“Italy offers exciting potential as generational wealth transfer accelerates and Utmost’s dual-market European offering from both Ireland and Luxembourg positions us strongly for growth,” Ugo de Grenet, head of high net wealth – Continental Europe and LatAm at Utmost, said. “The appointment of Nicoletta is a strategically significant step in delivering our ambitious future strategy – she knows the business inside-out and brings first-class experience in our relevant markets."

Oxford Risk
, a global professional services business, has appointed David Gilchrist (pictured below) as director to expand its commercial office.

David Gilchrist

Based in London, he will support development of JTC’s suite of products and services into new markets, in particular its banking, treasury and investments offering. He will also help shape new initiatives such as JTC’s custody and insurance propositions and collaborate with internal teams to develop group-wide enhancements.

Gilchrist has more than a decade of experience delivering complex business transformation initiatives in the UK and US, both in-house and through consultancy roles. He joins from another global service provider where he drove product, operational and technology innovations in the cross-border funds space.