EQ Investors hires LGT fund selector Matthew Wiles as head of fund research

Nearly a year after Victoria Hasler exit

LGT Wealth Management fund selector Matthew Wiles is leaving the firm to join EQ Investors as its head of fund research, Investment Week can reveal.

He will step into the role in late October, nearly a year after his predecessor, Victoria Hasler, departed in November 2023 following a tenure of less than three years. Hasler left to join Hargreaves Lansdown as their own head of fund research. Hasler was responsible for the sustainability-focused wealth manager's fund research process and output, maintaining a buy list of around 150 funds, according to her LinkedIn.   EQ Investors head of fund research departs Chief investment officer Kasim Zafar expanded his role to include overseeing EQ's research capabilities following her depa...