Newton had been at Barclays Advisory Stockbroking since 2008 and advised high net worth clients on developed market equity portfolios. He has worked with private clients for the past ten years.
Powell also joins from Barclays, where he spent four years as a stockbroker focused on UK and US short term equity trade ideas. Before joining Barclays, Powell spent eight years advising clients in Europe and the Middle East on cash equities and derivatives.
The latest hires follows the recent appointments of Steven Moss and Mark Entwistle who also joined from Barclays as stockbrokers.
“This is an exciting time for Walker Crips as we celebrate our Centenary year,” said Rodney FitzGerald, chief executive. “Bill and Andrew join an increasing number of other investment managers and stockbrokers we have recruited over the past year as we continue to expand and diversify our advisory managed investment capability in direct response to increasing demand from clients,” he added.
