Market Mover: Ciara Hurley

Morgan Stanley Quilter (MSQ) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, the fifth-largest financial services firm in the world. MSQ manages more than €6 billion globally in private client assets from offices in Britain, the Channel Islands and Ireland. The Dublin operation was set up in October 2003 and has nine investment managers. It offers a bespoke investment service to individuals with a minimum of €500,000 to invest and also manages investments on behalf of pensions, corporates and charities.

Investment philosophy

“Managing risk is a core part of our investment process,” said Hurley. “We focus on asset allocation and the rigorous construction of portfolios to ensure clients achieve above-average performance.”

Buy and sell

“We believe that the ability to identify and play out sector