Movers and shakers

New appointment at Argyll Investment Services Limited

Guernsey-based Argyll Investment Services Limited has promoted Hazel Kelling to the role of Operations Director as the company looks to further expand its services and client base.

Hazel has been a member of Argyll’s senior management team for six years and is involved with a number of major projects, including the development of the company’s Niche Discretionary Fund Management service, which was recently launched across the Channel Islands, UK and Europe, offering independent financial advisors a cost-efficient investment option in-line with the proposed RDR legislation in the UK.  

‘Hazel’s promotion is a reflection of the level of experience she brings to the role, as well her tireless contribution to the continual development of Argyll, the quality of our client services and our comprehensive range of investment products,’ said managing director Clive Standish-White.

Mrs Kelling, who is a Chartered Member of the Chartered Securities and Investments Institute and a Fellow of the International Compliance Association, has spent most of her career in the finance industry and said she was looking forward to the challenge of her new role.

Promontory opens Hong Kong office

Financial services consulting firm, Promontory, has launched a Greater China practice with the opening of its Hong Kong office, its 14th location worldwide.
Frank Newman, former Chairman and CEO of Shenzhen Development Bank, and former Deputy U.S. Treasury Secretary, was named non-executive Chairman of Promontory Financial Group China Ltd. Ronald Gould,  former Chief Executive of Chi-X Asia Pacific was named Managing Director.

Promontory plans to deliver strategies and solutions for regulatory requirements, corporate governance, risk, and compliance to financial companies in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

“Asia continues to emerge as an engine for global growth, and we have focused on its vibrant markets since the establishment of our first international office in Tokyo in 2004 and subsequent offices in Singapore and Sydney,” said Eugene A. Ludwig, Promontory’s Founder and Chief Executive Officer. “