12 December 2008 | Former state manager promoted to national manager.
8 October 2008 | Announces merger with Newpark Financial Services.
11 September 2008 | PIS urges industry to move on from the debate.
11 September 2008 | PIS urges industry to move on from the debate.
30 May 2008 | Granted licence that puts it ahead of the local competition.
15 May 2008 | PIS to create best of breed business for listing.
11 January 2008 | PIS Canada is set for significant growth.
5 December 2007 | Financial services firm Professional Investment Services (PIS) has launched a training program to attract new recruits straight out of university.
16 July 2007 | Professional Investment Services launches Project 500 in Canada.
29 June 2007 | The top financial planning firms are also the fastest growing.
26 June 2007 | Professional Investment Services and DDH Grahame have partnered to provide retail investors with a broader range of investments.
22 June 2007 | Professional Investment Services (PIS) chief executive Robbie Bennetts wants to make clients more accountable for investment outcomes.
19 June 2007 | PIS Canada is set to double its business by December.
6 June 2007 | Professional Investment Services (PIS) is evaluating a number of potential acquisitions in North America following the successful integration of its Canadian operation.
4 June 2007 | The holding company of Professional Investment Services has sought external help in determining the future direction of the dealer group, which could include listing on the Australian Stock Exchange.
1 June 2007 | Some financial planners are taking “a ridiculous risk” when constructing client portfolios, according to Professional Investment Services chief executive Robbie Bennetts.
16 January 2007 | Australia’s largest financial planning group, Professional Investment Services, has signed a deal with Skandia that gives the dealer group the green light to provide wealth management products in China.
6 June 2006 | Professional Investment Services has purchased a Hong Kong dealer group, even as it is on the verge of cancelling its proposed purchase of a North American-based financial planning group.
26 May 2006 | After last week revealing it would consider settling out of court with clients who lost funds in Westpoint’s failed products, Professional Investment Services has deflected responsibility away from advisers and played down any impact on the group.
12:00 AM | Large financial planning group Professional Investment Services will fly the heads of dozens of independent dealer groups out to Fiji next month to showcase its new dealer service offering.
24 May 2001 | Whispers within the financial services industry seem to suggest that financial planners have something to fear as the financial year ends. However, Kate Kachor discovers that if advisers keep their cool they too can avoid the end of financial year headaches.
12:00 AM | Professional Investment Services plans to list on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) before the end of the next financial year.
15 March 2001 | Financial planners need to understand the culture of other professions for strategic alliances to be successful, according to Professional Investment Services (PIS) managing director Robbie Bennetts
Bennetts told delegates at last weeks Resnik Communications Sales, Marketing and Practice Management conference that financial planners are looking beyond accountants, the traditional centres of influence.
27 February 2001 | Professional Investment Services (PIS) has signed up with Australian Finance Group (AFG) to provide mortgage broking throughout its network of financial planners.
21 February 2001 | Consolidator fever has struck Australia’s financial services industry.
The number of consolidator groups is rapidly on the climb, leading many commentators to suggest the rise mirrors that of Internet related stocks prior to April last year.