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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
Suncorp confirmed it has received several approaches from companies besides Commonwealth Bank interested in buying the banking and wealth management divisions of the group. The group advised its shareholders the approaches may or may not lead to formal ...

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 members demand stronger voice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
Leading financial planning dealer groups want the Financial Planning Association (FPA) to take a harder stance on key industry issues and collaborate more with its members. Robbie Bennetts, Professional Investment Services chief executive, said the ...

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 ...

PIS names Singapore head

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2008
Financial advisory giant, Professional Investment Services (PIS), has appointed Ian Frost as chief executive of the firm's Singapore subsidiary. Frost has more 20 years experience in financial services and retail distribution holding roles at AXA Life ...

PIS pre-empts NZ adviser surge

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2007
Professional Investment Services New Zealand has announced it will purchase more financial advice and insurance businesses in a possible pre-emptive move to accommodate investors rushing to seek advice after KiwiSaver kicks in. Speaking to delegates ...

Canada next on PIS list

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2007
Professional Investment Services (PIS) looks set to add Canada to the list of its overseas operations that already include New Zealand, Malaysia, China, Hong Kong and Singapore. Creating momentum for the latest initiative, called Project 500, PIS chief ...

RECP goes north

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2007
... will be former private planning business owner Simon Davis, who takes on the title of state manager for Queensland. Jason Bennett, chairman of the Real Estate Institute Commercial Chapter and adviser on the Retail Tenancies Act Advisory Board (State ...