Quilter, the UK-based investment manager which is part of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, has bolstered its London research team with the addition of collectives research analyst Sarah Bewley.

Bewley was formerly a research analyst for OBSR in London, having previously been based in Canada working for the likes of TD Canada Trust and Manulife.

In her new role within the firm’s 20-strong central research team Bewley reports to Ben Mountain, head of investment fund research.

As well as expanding its research team, Quilter recently expanded geographically with the launch last month of a new office in Edinburgh, its second in Scotland. The firm, which already had a Scottish office in Glasgow, now has 12 offices in the UK, Jersey and Ireland.