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.
Recommended for you
Those mid-sized licensees with 16–50 authorised representatives are experiencing a blind spot, according to compliance firm Assured Support, and ASIC could develop specific supervision models for licensees of this size.
ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of a Sydney asset and investment manager following a payment by the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort.
With the rise of alternatives, Praemium has found high-net-worth investors are turning to financial advisers for help weighing up the various options.
Financial advisers in private wealth management companies are one of the most in-demand roles for this recruitment firm, sparking broader conversations about how to retain such talent once it is secured.