Côme Maison Financière opens Luxembourg office
French family office advisory Côme Maison Financière has appointed Pascal Rapallino as a partner as part of its international expansion, marked by the opening of a new Luxembourg office, the firm announced on LinkedIn. The move represents the first step in the firm’s European growth strategy and sees Rapallino join the partnership alongside Julien Magitteri and Charles Brunswick.
Rapallino, also president of the Luxembourg family office association LAFO, brings extensive experience in international wealth structuring and growth operations, having previously been a partner at Deloitte and a member of the group management board at IQ-EQ. Côme Maison Financière said the Luxembourg presence strengthens its ability to serve clients in France and internationally. The firm offers integrated wealth management services spanning wealth engineering, investments, real estate, governance and cross-border coordination.
Alumia targets expansion in Switzerland and Italy
Investment advisory firm Alumia has appointed Christian Barozzi as sales director for the Swiss and Italian markets, strengthening its footprint in both countries. Based in Lugano, Barozzi brings more than twenty-five years of experience in financial markets, wealth management and fund distribution. He has previously held senior roles at Société Générale, Lazard Frères Gestion and Global Funds Distribution, and is currently co-founder and chief executive officer of Fundsgate, a third-party fund distribution firm.
In his new role Barozzi will focus on market intelligence, relationship building and non-regulated business development activities, without involvement in the provision of regulated investment services. Alumia said his appointment supports its strategic expansion in Switzerland and Italy. Headquartered in Luxembourg, Alumia is a partner-led investment advisory firm providing independent advice across public and private markets to institutional investors. The firm works closely with Universal-Investment Group, one of Europe’s largest fund service platforms.
Candriam deepens Dutch client coverage
Investment bank Candriam has appointed Tânia Jerónimo as client relationship manager in the Netherlands, effective January. She will focus on developing and managing relationships with institutional and wholesale clients, while also coordinating local marketing activities.
Jerónimo joins from Schroders, where she spent fifteen years working on the development of the firm’s Benelux business. Before that, she held roles at Insinger de Beaufort Asset Management. She has more than twenty years of experience in the asset management industry.
She reports to Kristof Woutters, deputy global head of distribution Benelux and Nordics and head of Candriam’s Dutch branch. Candriam sees the Dutch institutional and wholesale segments as a key pillar of its regional growth strategy.
Oaklins
Advisory firm Oaklins has appointed Ronald Staat as chief operating officer in the Netherlands, effective January. He joins the Dutch management team with responsibility for internal operations, organisational development and the implementation of new technology, including artificial intelligence.
Staat brings more than twenty years of experience in senior management roles in the financial sector. He previously held leadership positions at Rabobank, where he oversaw large client-facing teams and managed complex change programmes.
Oaklins Netherlands has doubled in size over the past five years to a team of more than sixty professionals. The firm is part of the global Oaklins network, which operates through 66 offices in 44 countries and advises on mergers and acquisitions, financing and valuation assignments.
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