Barclays Wealth has announced the addition of two new investment representatives to its Los Angeles office.

Dana Jacobs, who joins the company from HSBC Private Bank, has been named managing director and investment representative. He is accompanied by Alan Vorwald, who has been named director and investment representative. Vorwald also comes from HSBC Private Bank.

"The US is the world's number one wealth market, and our investment representatives are uniquely placed to provide high net worth clients with expert private wealth management," Mitch Cox, the head of Barclays Wealth Americas and head of global research and investments, said in a statement.

Barclays Wealth has 14 offices across the US and in Latin America.