JAMES KYLE has joined the Newcastle office of global financial services firm UBS as a client advisor.

In this role, he will offer clients across the region the firm's range of wealth management products and services - including hedge funds, real estate and private equity, retirement and estate planning, as well as art and wine banking services.

Paddy Lewis, investment director at UBS in Newcastle, said: "We're delighted to have recruited someone of James' calibre.

"As we continue to see the dramatic growth of entrepreneurial wealth and property prices in this part of the country, he will play a major role in further extending our reach to new and existing clients."