ClearView Wealth has appointed former Australian Unity Financial Advice executive Tony Mantineo to the newly-created position of Head of Business Growth.
A statement from the insurer says he will spearhead adviser recruitment for the group’s flagship dealer group, Matrix Planning Solutions, and B2B outsourced offer, LaVista Licensee Solutions.
Mantineo, whose previous roles include General Manager of Business Growth at Australian Unity Financial Advice and National Business Growth and Alliances Manager at Millennium 3 and Financial Services Partners, has more than 30 years’ industry experience.
He will be based in Melbourne and report to ClearView General Manager, Licensee Services, Todd Kardash who says Mantineo is a highly-respected financial services professional “…and his appointment reinforces our commitment to building a strong, scalable financial advice business.”
“We are not seeking thousands of advisers but rather our focus is on creating a select community of quality professional businesses using our services.”
Kardash adds that over the past few years, ClearView has invested significantly in technology and infrastructure to support advisers.
Mantineo says the combination of ongoing structural and regulatory change, lengthy remediation programmes inside institutions and higher client expectations were behind the increasing number of advisers reviewing the suitability and long-term viability of their licensing arrangements.
“There is a lot of movement in the market at the moment with many advisers exploring their options including switching licensees or gaining their own AFSL,” he notes.
