Key Takeaways
- • London-based multi-family office Hundle & Partners hired Marinella Salientes, a former Citi Private Bank senior investment counsellor, as a senior investment officer in February 2026, per her LinkedIn profile.
- • Salientes spent more than 16 years at Citi advising clients with an average net worth of roughly $300M before the move.
- • Hundle, founded in 2018 by Harinder Hundle and located in Mayfair, serves clients with $100M to $1B in managed assets and now has a team of 13.
- • The hire is part of a broader talent build-out that also included the December 2025 addition of Akshay Kumar from US Capital and internal promotions in February.
- • The firm's 2026 positioning is underweight U.S. equities, with roughly 14% of assets moved to other geographies, notably Japan, and an emphasis on multi-strategy hedge funds, asset-backed private credit and gold.
Summary
London-based multi-family office Hundle & Partners has hired a former senior investment counsellor from Citi Private Bank, according to an announcement reported this week. Marinella Salientes joined the firm as a senior investment officer in February, per her LinkedIn profile. She previously spent more than 16 years at Citi, where she provided investment advice and developed customized portfolios for clients with an average net worth of roughly $300M. Earlier in her career, she began at EFG Investment Management in 2001, where she worked as an investment manager for six years, covering research, due diligence, fund manager selection and management of private bank portfolios and in-house funds.
Hundle welcomed Salientes in a March 6 LinkedIn post, saying she "brings deep expertise in capital markets, portfolio management and advising [ultra-high-net-worth] clients." The firm's post described continued efforts to "strengthen our team" and "deepen our investment capability." Salientes did not respond to requests for comment.
The hire follows other recent additions. In late 2025, Hundle added Akshay Kumar, who joined from US Capital's London-area office in December to bolster capabilities across private credit, real estate and special situations. In February, two team members were internally promoted to director of client advisory and investment associate. With Salientes, the team now numbers 13.
Founded in 2018 by Harinder Hundle, the partner-owned firm is based in Mayfair's West End and provides bespoke wealth management for clients with between $100M and $1B in managed assets. Harinder Hundle previously spent nearly eight years at J.P. Morgan and nearly seven at Credit Suisse, where he advised private banking clients with more than $672M under collective management. After Credit Suisse, he headed fund sales at Skyline Capital Management and set up a family office for the principals of insurer Markerstudy before buying out management and spinning off the eponymous firm.
According to its market outlook, Hundle is focusing on active strategies and targeted allocations in 2026. The firm is underweight U.S. equities, moving approximately 14% of assets to other geographies, "notably Japan," and emphasizing multi-strategy hedge funds, asset-backed private credit and gold as strategic diversifiers.
Hundle welcomed Salientes in a March 6 LinkedIn post, saying she "brings deep expertise in capital markets, portfolio management and advising [ultra-high-net-worth] clients." The firm's post described continued efforts to "strengthen our team" and "deepen our investment capability." Salientes did not respond to requests for comment.
The hire follows other recent additions. In late 2025, Hundle added Akshay Kumar, who joined from US Capital's London-area office in December to bolster capabilities across private credit, real estate and special situations. In February, two team members were internally promoted to director of client advisory and investment associate. With Salientes, the team now numbers 13.
Founded in 2018 by Harinder Hundle, the partner-owned firm is based in Mayfair's West End and provides bespoke wealth management for clients with between $100M and $1B in managed assets. Harinder Hundle previously spent nearly eight years at J.P. Morgan and nearly seven at Credit Suisse, where he advised private banking clients with more than $672M under collective management. After Credit Suisse, he headed fund sales at Skyline Capital Management and set up a family office for the principals of insurer Markerstudy before buying out management and spinning off the eponymous firm.
According to its market outlook, Hundle is focusing on active strategies and targeted allocations in 2026. The firm is underweight U.S. equities, moving approximately 14% of assets to other geographies, "notably Japan," and emphasizing multi-strategy hedge funds, asset-backed private credit and gold as strategic diversifiers.
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