Edwards joins the investment management firm from Church House Investments, where he was a director.

For Quilter, part of the Morgan Stanley Smith Barney group, the appointment follows that of Wilf Blake, who was appointed as an investment manager at its Bristol office in April 2010.

Quilter has recently seen a surge in investor and IFA demand and currently holds £6.3 billion (around $9.63 billion) of private client, pension and trust funds under management (June 2010).