Centuria backs bond product with appointment



Specialist investment house, Centuria Life has made another hire focused on supporting its range of tax-effective investment bonds.
The company announced this week that it had recruited Brent Andal to the business development manager role.
It described Andal has having extensive specialist experience in the investment bond market, most recently in Canada as Director of Business Development — Investment, Retirement, Life and Living Benefits at the SSQ Financial Group.
Centuria said Andal would be based in Sydney and that his primary focus would be working with NSW advisers.
The company said it was also looking to appoint a Victorian-based Business Development Manager in due course.
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