Morningstar sales executive joins Morgan Stanley

After almost nine years at Morningstar Brent Finneran has joined Morgan Stanley Wealth Management as head of sales for Australia.

Brent Finneran was a senior sales executive at Morningstar Investment Management.

Before joining Morningstar, Finneran worked as a business development associate and client service officer for Merrill Lynch Portfolio Management in London.

His early years in finance were with National Australia Bank's private wealth business and the lender's financial planning business.

"I'm thrilled to join a first-class business and help launch the award-winning multi-asset managed accounts to the Australian advisory market. I'm joining a strong team with talented people, and I look forward to contributing to the team's success," he said in a LinkedIn post.

"With every journey, it's the people that we meet along the way that make all the difference. Thank you to everyone that has helped make my time at Morningstar so memorable."