18 July 2006
Winterthur Life UK has today appointed an IT development manager to expand its Professional Edge range of adviser support services.
Harry Baldwin, who has over 20 years experience in the financial services industry, joins Winterthur Life from a freelance role providing IT consultancy to IFAs. Previously Harry spent a number of years at DBS Financial Management, latterly developing the company’s Member Technology Club to further member confidence in financial IT.
For Winterthur Life Harry will support IFAs in developing their businesses through the use of technology as part of Winterthur’s Professional Edge range of services, as well as advising the company’s field-based sales team on IT related enquiries.
David Thompson, director of distribution for Winterthur Life UK, said: “The broad range of experience makes Harry a rare commodity in the industry and as such he is a welcome addition to the Professional Edge team. Following on the back of A-Day, this year offers IFAs exciting new business opportunities. With adviser technology increasingly critical to developing new business the latest appointment expands the specialist support available to help keep advisers ahead of the competition.”
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For further information:
Paul Riddell Winterthur Life, Press Office +44 (0)1256 798099
Sandra Fulton Winterthur Life, Press Office +44 (0)1256 798310
Christine Wood Financial Dynamics +44 (0) 20 7269 7253
Notes to Editors
About Professional Edge
Professional Edge is the range of support services that Winterthur Life offers to advisers to support and help them grow their business. It also helps advisers offer a service proposition that is over and above the norm.
The range of services covers all angles of business and individual development.
Strategic planning – Providing project support, marketing and strategic planning.
- Adviser solutions – Providing help with client research, technical support, online support services and study support sessions.
- Business management – Providing white label services, management development and professional connections. These include ‘Winterthur Chambers’ which is an innovative service helping advisers target professional practices and their client base.
- People development – Providing study support and assistance with recruitment and selection.
Details and updates on Winterthur Life’s range of Professional Edge services can be obtained from the Adviser Support Unit on 0845 129 9993.
About Winterthur Life UK Limited
Winterthur Life UK Limited is part of Winterthur Group, a leading Swiss insurance company with its international headquarters in Winterthur, Switzerland.
Winterthur Life UK offers pensions and investments for high net worth clients distributed via top tier IFAs and is renowned for its innovative approach to financial products. Its philosophy of transparent product propositions offers advisers a range of retirement and investment solutions with an open charging structure.
Winterthur Life UK is one of the UK’s top 10 providers of single premium personal pensions, trustee investment plans and corporate pensions via IFAs and a leading provider of self-investment retirement plans like Self Invested Personal Pensions (“Sipps”).
Any opinions expressed in this media communication are made as at the date of publication but are subject to change without notice. Past performance is not a guide to the future. The value of shares/units and the income from them can go down as well as up. Exchange rate fluctuations may cause the value of underlying investments to fall as well as rise. Yields are not guaranteed and may fall or rise.
Winterthur Life UK Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.
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Winterthur Group
Winterthur Group is a leading Swiss insurance company with head office in Winterthur. As an international company, the Group provides a broad range of personal, property and casualty insurance products, as well as insurance solutions in life and pensions that are tailored to the individual needs of private and corporate clients. Winterthur Group has approximately 19,000 employees worldwide. The company achieved a total business volume of CHF 28.3 billion in 2005 and reported assets under management of CHF 153.3 billion as of December 31, 2005.
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