Richard Philbin is a Top 100 regular, but 2022 is the first time he appears as a representative of Hawksmoor Investment Management, following its merger with Wellian by their joint PE owner Hurst Point this year.

He now heads up the newly-formed solutions team, overseeing over £2bn in client assets. He has previously worked at Towry Law, Architas and F&C Asset Management.

His best investment call in the last 12 months has been increasing his allocation to cash at the expense of sovereign bonds. His ‘hidden gem’ is the Latitude Horizon fund.

Philbin earned a degree in financial services from the University of West England in 1994, and has worked as a portfolio manager and fund researcher ever since.