Barnett Waddingham makes senior hire for advisory arm

Barnett Waddingham has appointed Michel Meert as principal to lead its new advisory stream aimed at ultra-high-net-worth individuals.

The just launched family office endowment and foundation advisory arm aims to help clients develop suitable investment portfolios.

Meert’s role is to lead, develop and grow the client base of family offices, endowments and foundations for Barnett Waddingham.

His advisory work for clients will focus on investment governance, strategy and asset allocation, private markets and ESG plus impact investing.

Meert joins from HSBC Global Asset Management where he was global head of solutions and consultant relations.

He also established a wealth management and insurance team at Willis Towers Watson and was leading a wealth team within investment consulting at PwC.

Meert says: “Listening to the needs of a client and their objectives is essential in my approach to strategy and asset allocation and the implementation of their investment portfolio. Working in this way guarantees a solid trusted advisor relationship that can last for many years.

“I am delighted that I have joined a company which shares my ethos for putting our clients and people first, by providing unique tailored services for the individual.”