The latest moves and appointments in wealth management in the Americas.

Fiduciary Trust International, the subsidiary of Franklin Templeton, has appointed Kenneth Kito as a wealth director, based in New York. 

Kito used to work at Franklin Templeton as a territory specialist for US retail distribution in Greater Philadelphia and New Jersey. He came to Franklin Templeton via its acquisition of Legg Mason in 2020. Earlier in his career, he was a portfolio manager for Merrill Lynch. 

In his new role Kito reports to Anne Fitzpatrick Donahue, regional managing director responsible for Fiduciary Trust International’s New York office, the firm said in a statement yesterday. 

Kito holds the Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP) designation. He graduated cum laude from Quinnipiac University with a bachelor of science in financial management and economics.

In other moves, in August the firm announced its appointment of Christina D’Elia as trust counsel in its New York office. Kimberly Rescorla, who is also based in New York, was named director of trust administration at the firm in June 2023. In addition, Anne Fitzpatrick Donahue was appointed regional managing director responsible for the New York office in May 2023.

Crystal Capital Partners
Miami-headquartered Crystal Capital Partners, the wealthtech firm, has appointed Lee Minton to join its advisory board. Minton was previously global head of the client partner group at Sculptor Capital Management. Crystal's clients include independent advisors, regional banks, independent broker-delaers, and multi-family offices.

Minton began his financial career at Goldman Sachs before joining Sculptor Capital Management, a $33 billion global alternative investment manager. Minton worked at Sculptor for 14 years.

More recently, Minton co-founded Front Street Investment Partners, a firm that specializes in investments across real estate, venture capital, private equity, and credit.