Brewin Dolphin, the UK-listed private client investment manager, has opened its previously-announced new office in Ipswich, bringing its total number of branches to 42.

The new office will be headed by divisional director, Nicholas Barber, who will be joined by Andrew Wheeler and investment managers Toby Seller and Matthew Shields over the coming months, according to a statement.

The Brewin Dolphin Group manages £24 billion ($38 billion) in client assets, £15.6 billion of which is run on a discretionary basis.