Robinson left Schroders UK Private Bank back in October, after 10 years at the firm, leaving Philip Mallinckrodt to take over direct responsibility for the London-based private banking team.
He will work alongside Nathalie Dauriac-Stoebe, Signia Wealth’s founder and chief executive, on key strategic initiatives for the firm.
Dauriac-Stoebe will focus on developing the firm’s key client relationships, international expansion and on growing the firm’s overall proposition.
Meanwhile Robinson will oversee the firm’s entire day-to-day operations and will work closely with Gautam Batra, the group’s CIO, with development of its investment policy.
During his decade at Schroders Private Banking in London Robinson was a senior member of the private banking investment committee and managed multi-asset portfolios for clients.
Between 2006 and 2009, while he was there, client assets in the bank doubled from £4bn to £8bn. In 2010 Signia said Robinson “masterminded” the recruitment of a team of advisers from Merrill Lunch, which brought over £2bn of discretionary client assets over to Schroders.
Robinson joined Schroders after the group acquired specialist wealth management business Beaumont Capital in 2002. Prior to his time there he worked for N. M. Rothschild & Sons for 17 years where he was latterly head of UK wealth management.
Dauriac-Stoebe said of the appointment: “We share the same vision and values in seeking to provide a service which is at the forefront of the wealth management industry. Our complementary skills make an excellent partnership which will be instrumental in the continued drive of Signia Wealth’s growth and success.”
