TWO new investment manager have joined Hargreave Hale in Worcester.

Gareth Evans and Matt Cyphus have been added to the team at the firm's offices in Saggar House, Princes Drive.

Mr Evans was previously an assistant director at Brewin Dolphin, where during a nine-year stay he was responsible for managing both advisory and discretionary portfolios. Prior to this, he held a number of financial accounting positions within the insurance, retail and media sectors.

Mr Cyphus joins the firm having spent more than eight years at Brewin Dolphin, where he was also an assistant director, managing advisory and discretionary portfolios for private clients, trusts, charities and pension funds.

The double hire follows the recent appointments of James Holroyd and Simon Raggett to Hargreave Hale's Worcester office.

Head of office Mike Davies said: "Gareth and Matt are talented individuals who can both contribute to our ongoing success, as we extend our proposition in the region and surrounding areas”.