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PIS expands dealer group

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2008
Professional Investment Services (PIS) expanded its advice network with the addition of corporate superannuation and risk specialist, Arrow Insurance Consultant Services. Steve and Janet Culpitt operate Arrow Insurance Consultant Services and the firm ...

PIS campaign to reflect change

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2008
Professional Investment Services (PIS) is rolling out a new marketing campaign to reflect how much the business has grown over the last 10 years. PIS, which is the largest non-aligned dealer group in the country with more than $20 billion in funds under ...

Suncorp ripe for the picking

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
... This Suncorp is perfect for well-funded financial services groups to purchase the business. Professional Investment Services (PIS) New Zealand recently purchased Newpark Financial Services Group. Robbie Bennetts, PIS chief executive, said the group is ...

PIS creates NZ advice giant

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
Professional Investment Services New Zealand (PIS NZ) and Newpark Financial Services are expected to merge and create New Zealand's largest financial advisory group with more than 250 advisers and 130 accounting firms. Robbie Bennetts, PIS chief executive ...

FPA signs 10 to PI service

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2008
... bound policies at this point in the cycle is a huge success," said Sanders. Grahame Evans, Professional Investment Service (PIS) managing director, said although the group is currently reviewing its PI arrangement, it would not use the FPA's Pro PI service. ...

PIS calls for industry and retail ceasefire

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2008
Professional Investment Services (PIS) managing director, Grahame Evans, is calling for retail and industry super funds to put their philosophical differences aside and work together to provide a broader financial advice service to consumers. "I would ...

Unlicensed adviser charged

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
... Court following an ASIC inquiry that found he provided financial services on behalf of Progressive Investments Securities (PIS), while he, nor the firm, held a financial services licence. ASIC found a number of people associated with Capital Investments ...

Planner buying spree tops $17bn

... 1,000-plus. Not to the same scale but still significant, AMP, Credit Suisse, Mercer Wealth Solutions, WHK Group, Austock, PIS and Snowball all join the shortlist of planning groups that have been busy consolidating their market share in the past six ...

PIS gets Malaysian license

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2008
Professional Investment Services (PIS) Malaysian subsidiary Standard Financial Planner (SFP) is set embark on an expansion spree after being granted a Corporate Unit Trust Agent (CUTA) licence. The Malaysia's Securities Commission granted SFP the licence ...

Adviser goes to jail for $1.5m fraud

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2008
Perth-based financial adviser Antonio Pisano of Maddington, was yesterday sentenced to four years and eight months imprisonment following an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). According to ASIC, Pisano will ...