Brewin Dolphin, the UK-based wealth management firm, sees the departure of Colin Wickens, head of the firm’s Llandudno office in the north of Wales, and Matthew Gilman, its divisional director, the firm confirmed to WealthBiefing.

The two men will reportedly join the Liverpool office of Quilter, the UK investment manager which is part of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, according to Citywire. A spokesperson at Quilter was yesterday unable to confirm these moves when contacted by WealthBriefing.

Following the duo's departure, Brewin’s Stoke-on-Trent office head, Richard Platt, will run the Llandudno office, the firm confirmed.

If proven accurate, these two moves would follow several recent appointments at Quilter. Yesterday, this publication reported that the firm has appointed Philip Brown as a consultant at its Liverpool office, charged with developing client relationships in North Wales (more here). Brown had previously also been at Brewin Dolphin in North Wales.

Other recent appointments at the firm include Wilf Blake as an investment manager at its Bristol office last month, Carl Millard as an investment manager at its Leicester office in May, and Amrendra Sinha and Patricia Tomas Garcia as equity analysts in the firm’s research team, also in May.