Brooks Macdonald, the UK financial advisory and wealth management firm, announced that Julian Holden has joined its Manchester office as an intermediary sales manager.

He will support introducing IFAs in the north of England, the firm said in a statement. Previously, Mr Holden has been with Scottish Widows and New Star.

Yesterday, WealthBriefing reported that Brooks Macdonald has appointed two new private client fund managers: Howard Crossen and Daniel Minett.