News & Insights

News & Insights

Thoughts and happenings here at FCM.

FCM Trust welcomes new Chief Operating Officer

FCM Trust, a leading global provider of private wealth and corporate services, is proud to announce the appointment of Mark Ellis as Chief Operating Officer. This strategic addition reinforces FCM’s commitment to delivering streamlined operations and exceptional service to clients worldwide. Mark joined the FCM Group in June 2025 and brings over 27 years of industry experience to the role. With a strong background in IT and a 25-year history of

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FCM Trust announces promotions of two new Directors

FCM Trust, a respected global provider of private wealth and corporate services, has announced the promotion of Karen O’Hanlon and Franck Matthews to Directors on the FCM board, effective immediately. This change underscores FCM’s ongoing dedication to superior client service and its strategy for future growth. Karen O’Hanlon, Client Services Director, has over thirty years of experience in the private client sector, dealing extensively with UHNW families and their advisors across

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Shining a spotlight on the Great Wealth Transfer

Estimates suggest that over the next thirty years, a record £5.5 trillion is predicted to be transferred between ‘baby boomers’ (the generation of individuals born roughly between 1946 – 1964) to ‘millennials’ (those born between 1981 – 1996), as either inheritance or gifts.  Often dubbed as the ‘’Great Wealth Transfer’’, this trend is currently a key area of focus for those working in the wealth management sector around the world. With

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FCM marks 25 years in the industry

FCM, one of the few remaining privately owned and managed Jersey trust companies, is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Since it was founded in 1997, FCM has gone from strength to strength as the fiduciary of choice for an increasing number of high-net-worth private clients and families, charities and corporates. The past couple of years have also seen four senior appointments to support this growth. Over the past year FCM has marked

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FCM appoints new Head of Incentives

Jersey-based privately owned and managed trust company FCM, has appointed Franck Matthews as Head of Incentives. In this newly created role, Franck will help drive forward the company’s growth ambitions and expand its corporate product offering. Franck will be leading the Incentives team, which specialises in the provision of regulated trustee and administration services to privately owned or listed companies in conjunction with its remuneration policy. The team will work closely

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