Wealth manager EQ Investors has named LGT Wealth Management’s Matt Wiles as head of fund research.
Wiles, who will take up the role in late October, has over 20 years’ experience in investment management across fund research analysis and portfolio management.
At LGT, he led the firm’s sustainable fund research, having previously worked at Abrdn focusing on the MyFolio Sustainable fund range.
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Sophie Kennedy, co-CEO at EQ, said: “We are extremely pleased to welcome Matt to the EQ team to head up the Fund Research team. His considerable knowledge and experience make him a hugely valuable addition to the business as we continue to grow and expand our services.
“He is well equipped to lead the team and continue to develop our well established quantitative and qualitative research, and we look forward to him joining in the coming months.”
