Fasanara Capital has appointed Sebastian Maciocia as director of Capital Formation in the UK, while Barnett Waddingham and Multrees Investor Services make strategic hires to bolster their growth in risk management and client services, reflecting evolving trends in the wealth and professional services sectors.
Fasanara Capital, a global asset manager with $5 billion under management, has appointed Sebastian Maciocia as director of Capital Formation in the UK. Maciocia joins from Mercer, where he was part of the global wealth management leadership team and led commercial segments within the financial institutions group. With over 18 years of experience in distribution and capital formation, his career highlights include nearly a decade at BlackRock developing strategic alliances, senior roles at Winton Capital launching its UCITS offerings, and driving assets under management growth at GAM. Fasanara’s CEO, Francesco Filia, said Maciocia’s UK market expertise would support the firm’s integration and expansion of its technology-driven, asset-backed finance strategies across the region.
In another move within UK professional services, Barnett Waddingham has appointed Will Scobie as senior risk and resilience consultant to bolster its expanding resilience practice. Scobie brings over a decade of specialised experience in risk, resilience, and crisis management from Horizonscan, a boutique consultancy. His expertise spans business continuity, supply chain resilience, and crisis management, areas critical for the expanding risk landscape firms face today. Harshil Shah, partner and head of Risk and Resilience Services at Barnett Waddingham, highlighted that Scobie’s appointment aligns with the company’s growth strategy following its acquisition by Howden and integration of Risk Evolves to enhance offerings in cyber security, ESG, and compliance.
Separately, Multrees Investor Services, which provides operational solutions for wealth managers and family offices from its London and Edinburgh bases, has made two client development appointments. Matt Bain, with nearly 30 years in investment management and former head of client solutions at Partners Capital, returns to a client-facing role complementing his operational risk experience across Europe and Asia. Ella Whitley also rejoins Multrees after previous marketing and client solutions roles, most recently managing business development for Whitley Asset Management before its acquisition. Multrees’ chief client officer Peter O’Donnell emphasised that these hires deepen the company's understanding of client challenges and support its commitment to service evolution amid growing sector sophistication.
These personnel changes illustrate ongoing shifts in wealth management and professional services sectors where firms seek to enhance strategic capital formation, risk resilience, and client servicing capabilities in an increasingly complex and technology-driven environment.
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The direct quote from Francesco Filia, CEO and founder of Fasanara Capital, appears to be original, with no identical matches found online. No variations in wording were noted. No earlier usage of the quote was found. No identical quotes appear in earlier material. No variations in wording were noted. No earlier usage of the quote was found.
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The narrative originates from WealthBriefing, a reputable organisation in the wealth management sector. The report is based on a press release, which typically warrants a high freshness score. No signs of republishing across low-quality sites or clickbait networks were found. No earlier versions show different figures, dates, or quotes. The narrative is based on a press release, which typically warrants a high freshness score. No earlier versions show different figures, dates, or quotes. No similar content has appeared more than 7 days earlier. The article includes updated data without recycling older material. No signs of republishing across low-quality sites or clickbait networks were found.
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9
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The claims about the appointments of Sebastian Maciocia, Will Scobie, and Multrees Investor Services' client development appointments are plausible and supported by other reputable outlets. The narrative lacks supporting detail from any other reputable outlet. The report lacks specific factual anchors (e.g. names, institutions, dates), reduce the score and flag as potentially synthetic. If language or tone feels inconsistent with the region or topic—e.g. strange phrasing, wrong spelling variant—flag as suspicious. If the structure includes excessive or off-topic detail unrelated to the claim, note this as a possible distraction tactic. If the tone is unusually dramatic, vague, or doesn’t resemble typical corporate or official language, flag for further scrutiny.
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