Barney Hawkins, formerly an investment director at UBS Wealth Management, will be joining Brewin Dolphin later this year, a spokesperson for Brewins has confirmed.

The spokesperson verified that Hawkins will be joining the firm's team in Newcastle, but did not wish to make further comments.

London-based Brewin Dolphin provides investment management and financial planning services for private investors, charities and pension funds. The wealth management house said in July that income in the quarter to 30 June rose 4.4 per cent year-on-year to £66.8 million (around $104.9 million) and that total funds under management stood at £25 billion at the end of June, up from £24 billion at the end of September last year.