Brewin Dolphin names new finance director

Leading independent private client investment manager Brewin Dolphin has announced the appointment of Stephen Martin as the firm’s new head of office in Glasgow. Martin has served the firm for more than a year as a divisional director and succeeds Alec Lyell, who is retiring after 18 years. Before joining Brewin Dolphin Martin spent a [...]

Brewin Dolphin has announced the appointment of Ruth Murphy as the firm’s head of of Charity Business Development. Murphy is to assume this new role in the summer, and brings to it almost three decades of experience in the charitable sector. She began her time in the voluntary sector in 1982, working for nine years [...]

Brewin Dolphin has responded to the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, with Executive Chairman Jamie Matheson saying the firm was disappointed by the decision to reduce pension savers’ allowances. Brewin Dolphin had correctly predicted the reduction in the tax free pensions allowance, and prior to the Autumn Statement advised those planning on making a contribution to their [...]

Brewin Dolphin has announced the opening of a new office in Bristol, the firm’s 41st office in the UK. The new office will be led by veteran Investment Manager Terry Leach, who was previously the head of Brewin Dolphin in Taunton. The Bristol office will be the firm’s ninth in the South West region, and [...]

Brewin Dolphin has called upon the Bank of England and European Central Bank (ECB) to commit to further monetary easing. The firm also said that it would be astonishing if the ECB did not reverse the increases it had made this year to the single currency’s interest rate, which has risen from the record low of 1% to 1.5% during the course of 2011. Brewin Dolphin warned that the dangers the eurozone faced were not limited to recession, but included the spectre of deflation, and forecast a quarter-point cut in rates when the ECB makes its decision this Thursday.

Independent private client investment manager Brewin Dolphin has welcomed back Sylvia Bowen, who rejoins the firm as a divisional director in its London office. Bowen, who is joined by her assistant Pascual Rykaart, began her career at the firm 19 years ago. During her time with Brewin Dolphin she developed through her role as an [...]

Today’s Budget, delivered by Chancellor George Osborne, has been assessed by Brewin Dolphin. The firm considers that it does meet the Chancellor’s claim of being pro-growth, despite the modest downward revision in growth from 1.9% to 1.7% and increased borrowing. Brewin Dolphin welcomed the Chancellor’s decision to increase the corporation tax cut of 2%, although [...]