Schroders Personal Wealth hires Morningstar's Brunt to head manager research

Quilter's Jennifer Christian joins as investment specialist

David Brenchley
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Schroders Personal Wealth has added two new hires to its investment team, with Morningstar's Peter Brunt joining as head of manager research.

Jennifer Christian also joins from Quilter Cheviot as investment specialist based in Manchester, reporting to head of investment specialists Jon Wingent. Brunt (pictured) will report to Alessandro Poli, head of investment management at Schroders PW. Schroders PW's CIO Marcus Brookes said Brunt was "a very experienced leader with a proven track record in fund manager research and we look forward to further developing our efforts in this space". Brookes added that the firm had recently launched new regional hubs, which would allow clients to "get a more personal and local experience,...

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