Brooks Macdonald, the UK financial advisory and wealth management firm, has appointed two new private client fund managers: Howard Crossen and Daniel Minett.

Mr Crossen has joined from Premier Asset Management and will be based in the Group's Winchester office. Mr Minett, who previously worked at the UK firms Cavendish Wealth and Investment Quorum, will be based in Brooks Macdonald’s newly opened Tunbridge Wells office in Kent, southeast UK.

Yesterday, the firm confirmed to WealthBriefing that it is to expand into Scotland as part of its growth strategy. Meanwhile, the company said that its results for the year to 30 July 2009 are expected to beat forecasts.