Quilter, the UK investment managers, has hired Anubhav Rastogi and Amish Patel as equity research analysts and Nick Wood as a collectives research analyst. Rastogi previously worked at Jefferies International UK as an equity research associate specialising in oil and gas. He will cover the beverage, tobacco and retail sectors. Patel, previously of Henderson Global Investors, will focus on the media, chemical and aerospace sectors. Wood previously worked at Stamford Associates.