The latest moves and appointments in wealth management for the UK, rest of Europe, the Middle East and select international locations.

Tenet Group
Tenet Group, the UK financial advisor support network, has appointed two new regional business managers.

Julie Mulvanny and Rory Jackson are joining the firm’s sales and recruitment team to assist with its growth, introducing new firms and advisors across Tenet’s brands, including the network (Tenet Network Services), its owned advice businesses (Tenet&You and Tenet Mortgage Solutions), and Tenet Compliance Services.

Mulvanny has spent the last 23 years at Prudential. Her roles there included heading up the Scotland and Northern Ireland account management teams, and head of business development for pensions and retirement.

Jackson is joining as regional business manager for London and the South East. He brings in-depth regulatory financial services experience in areas including recruitment, resourcing, and sales. He was previously an associate director at TCC Group, and also served in the Royal Navy for seven years.

The hires follow a series of appointments, most recently with Anthony Sheard – formerly from HSBC – as head of learning and development. Meanwhile, Steve Jones was promoted to managing director of Tenet Network Services, and Simon Broadley was appointed MD of Tenet&You.

Value Partners Group
Value Partners Group, the Hong Kong-listed firm, has appointed David Townsend as managing director for its Europe, Middle East and Africa business.

Townsend is based in London and reports to the firm’s president, June Wong. 

Most recently, he was advising Alderwood Capital as the head of investor relations. Before joining Alderwood Capital, Townsend served as head of EMEA Institutional at First Eagle Investment Management, and was in charge of the firm’s London office. Prior to that, he served as MD, head of EMEA and global consultant relations at Martin Currie Investment Management. He was also head of UK institutional sales at AXA Investment Managers UK and at Framlington Investment Management. Townsend started his career at Fidelity.