Peregrine Communications, the specialist integrated communications consultancy, has been appointed by Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM) to support the firm’s communications and media relations in Europe and Asia targeting the retail, wealth management and institutional markets.

The WFAM account team is led by Paul Wynne, Meglena Petkova and Karolis Adomaitis.

Peregrine was selected to manage the WFAM account after a six-way competitive proposal and pitch process.

Anthony Payne (pictured), chief executive of Peregrine Communications, says: “We are very excited to have been trusted by one of the world’s leading asset management brands to help strengthen awareness of their unique capabilities and strengths in Europe. We believe that this is testament to our rigorous and specialist focus on asset management and to the strength and capability of the team that we have developed at Peregrine.”

With over USD453bn in assets under management, WFAM has more than 35 autonomous investment teams with specialised expertise and proven track records; 1,700 dedicated team members, including more than 500 investment professionals; and a global reach with offices and clients around the world.