Former Head of Consultancy Dr Ruzhen Li has been promoted to Head of Advisory at Enhance Group.

Dr Li has relocated from the Group’s London office to its Jersey headquarters and will head up both Portfolio and Consultancy advice services going forward. She will manage a team of nine Investment Consultants, Research Analysts and Support Staff overseeing c$3bn of investment assets on behalf of a global fiduciary and family office client base.

Dr Li has over 13 years of experience in researching investment managers to advise families and their professional advisors on complex investment affairs. Born a native Chinese, Dr Li completed her PhD in Engineering before starting her career with Deloitte Private Client Services Limited and became a CFA Charter Holder. Dr Li then co-led a Management Buyout of the investment consulting and advisory business, which led to the establishment of LJ Athene Investment Advisory Ltd, where she was the Head of Research and one of the founding members.

Dr Li said: “I am doubly delighted to be appointed as Head of Advisory at Enhance and relocate my existing advice practise to Jersey. Demand for offshore domiciled advice has never been higher and through our Portfolio and Consultancy services we are perfectly placed to comprehensively advise investors of all sizes via a dedicated Advisory desk in a highly reputable International Finance Centre."

Tom Wiseman, Chief Executive Officer, added: “The exponential growth of our Consultancy practice under Ruzhen’s lead in recent years is a testament to her talent and hard work, so this promotion is long overdue and I look forward to her replicating that success for our Portfolio service. Her growing team will be responsible for all retained and project based regulated investment advice offered by Enhance, providing a co-ordinated client experience for the fiduciaries and family offices we are fortunate enough to serve.”

As part of Dr Li’s promotion she will assume the role of Managing Director of Enhance’s JFSC regulated business Enhance Wealth Consultancy Limited along with being a prominent voting member of Enhance Group’s Executive Committee.