Wealth Manager EQ Investors has appointed Victoria Hasler, as head of fund research.

At EQ, Ms Hasler will lead the team of analysts and is responsible for the fund research output of the firm. She will also research asset-class and portfolio construction ideas for clients' portfolios and monitoring services provided to them.

With 20 years of investment and research experience, she joins from Square Mile Investment Consulting & Research where she was director, research and consulting.

Before this, Ms Hasler held roles at Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, Rothschild Private Bank and Brewin Dolphin.