01:55 PM | Dealer group taps into corporate super base.
30 May 2008 | Granted licence that puts it ahead of the local competition.
11 January 2008 | PIS Canada is set for significant growth.
8 January 2008 | PIS announces growth plans.
16 July 2007 | Professional Investment Services launches Project 500 in Canada.
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.
19 May 2006 | Professional Investment Services (PIS) is considering whether to settle with clients who lost money in Westpoint’s failed investment schemes rather than face court, according to media reports today.
12:00 AM | Professional Investment Services plans to list on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) before the end of the next financial year.
8 January 2001 | Former AMP corporate superannuation boss Grahame Evans has been recruited to head up Professional Investment Services’ recently formed consolidator group Professional Accountants Limited.
9 November 2000 | High profile IFMA executive Sue Laing has resigned after more than a decade developing the life insurance broking and financial planning group.
3 August 2000 | Professional Investment Services (PIS) has taken the plunge into retail stock broking through a deal signed with online broker E*Trade.
25 May 2000 | Robbie Bennetts’ cohorts are sure sticklers for being true to label.
In this case the label is PIS, or Professional Investment Services for those unfamiliar with the group’s 500 advisers.
20 January 2000 | Professional Investment Services (PIS) is quickly establishing itself as the dealer group to watch in the coming year with two corporate plays in the past fortnight pushing it into the top tier of financial planning groups.
11 January 2000 | Professional Investment Services (PIS) has continued its meteoric rise in financial planning circles with the acquisition of Australia’s biggest life brokerage IFMA
30 September 1999 | Three years ago, it was a small blip on the financial planning radar screen. Today, Professional Investment Services is a powerhouse of financial planning and has plans to grow even further. In the first instalment of a new series that aims to give advisers the lowdown on what it is like to be part of Australia’s leading dealer groups, Stuart Engel investigates the rise and rise of Professional Investment Services.
22 July 1999 | Name: Norm Whyte
Job title: Proper authority holder
Dealer group: Professional Investment Services
12:00 AM | 1. Name: Norm Whyte
2. Job title: Proper authority holder
3. Dealer group: Professional Investment Services