PIS adds Arrow to adviser network
Australia’s largest financial services group, Professional Investment Services (PIS), has announced that Arrow Insurance Consultant Services has joined its adviser network.
Arrow Insurance Consultant Services specialises in corporate superannuation and risk. The head of Arrow, Steve Culpitt, said joining PIS would allow it to market its corporate superannuation proposition and risk expertise to a more substantial and Australia-wide network.
Meanwhile, Culpitt said PIS sees potential in Arrow’s “large clientele of employers”.
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