In his new role, MacPherson will be advising clients on their investments, as well as managing portfolios as part of the firm’s senior investment team.

MacPherson joins from Turcan Connell where he was a senior investment associate. With over thirty years of experience in financial services, he started his career at Edinburgh Investment Trust as a fund manager, before moving on to Standard Life where he worked on overseas markets. MacPherson later served with Life Association of Scotland Investment Management and in various roles at Brewin Dolphin and Edward Jones.

Quilter Cheviot is an independent discretionary investment firm, with thirteen locations across the UK, Jersey and Ireland. As at 1 November 2013, the firm had £15 billion ($24.6 billion) in total assets under management.