ASB Bank has appointed Phil Skingsley as chief
manager, ASB Bank Investments. Skingsley’s role will
encompass responsibility for ASB Bank’s Investment
Advisory Service, the Private Portfolio Service and the
supporting client services area.
Skingsley is responsible for the ASB Bank’s managed
funds including liaising with ASB Group Investments to
design products and services.
“We are New Zealand’s fastest growing funds manager
with over $1.5 billion under management, and part of
my new role is to maintain the current growth we are
experiencing throughout ASB Bank’s branch, business
and rural networks,” says Skingsley.
“One of our priorities will be a continued focus on
providing information tailored to clients savings,
investment and retirement needs,” he says.
Having worked for ASB Bank for the past 11 years in
senior management roles, Skingsley has considerable
experience in the financial services industry. He joined
ASB to assist with the launch of the ASB Easyplan
Retirement Savings Scheme, the Bank’s first managed
fund, and to set up the Bank’s team of Financial
Services Managers.
Previously Skingsley worked for American Express as
director of sales and establishment marketing, for six
years.
Skingsley is a member of the FPIA (Financial Planners
and Insurance Advisers Association) and is a Fellow of
the Institute of Sales and Marketing Management.
