Quilter, the UK-based investment manager which is part of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, has added to its research team with the hires of Amrendra Sinha and Patricia Tomas Garcia, both of whom are equity analysts.

Sinha joins from F&C Asset Management, where he was a fund manager and research analyst, while Garcia was latterly with AIG Investments.

In his new post, Sinha is responsible for analysing the global chemicals and aerospace sectors; Garcia is responsible for analysing the global travel and leisure sectors. They join an eighteen-strong research team.

“We take an active approach to managing investments and the research team is integral to that process. These appointments demonstrate Quilter’s commitment to providing first class research, analysing the markets and enabling our clients to tap into investment opportunities that meet their needs,” Chris Beckett, head of research at Quilter, said in a statement.

The appointment of Sinha and Garcia continue a run of recent appointments at Quilter as the firm moves to expand regionally. In addition to its ongoing recruitment spree, last month the firm opened a new office in Salisbury, Wiltshire.