The wealth and investment management division of Barclays has boosted its wealth advisory team in Bournemouth with the hire of financial planner Richard Bowles.

Bowles joins from Old Mill Financial Planners, where he had worked with high net worth clients for three years. Before this he worked for HSBC Private Clients and Standard Life.

In his new role Bowles will be working with Barclays’ private bankers and investment managers in Bournemouth and the surrounding areas of Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire. The Bournemouth office is now 34-strong, the roster including private bankers, investment managers, wealth advisors and specialists in credit and charities.

The firm also revealed that private bankers Darren Elmes and Rupert Neville have been promoted to director level, while Colin Byford has been elevated to assistant vice president.

Barclays rebranded the arm formally known as Barclays Wealth at the start of last month as part of moves to a single Barclays brand for the majority of its divisions.

The firm has also recently been in the news due to the launch of a new lifestyle web portal for its high net worth clients. Little Book of Wonders offers a range of money-can’t-buy, pre-vetted events and experiences for clients to browse and select rather than being a standard concierge-type service where the client has to come up with ideas first.