Genworth Financial Wealth Management Upgrades Advisor Platform

PLEASANT HILL, Calif., Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Genworth Financial Wealth Management (GFWM), a subsidiary of Genworth Financial, Inc. (NYSE: GNW), announced the launch of a significant upgrade to eWealthManager, the firm's online platform used by financial advisors working with GFWM. Advisors can take advantage of a host of new features and functionality to make working with their clients and on their business more efficient and effective.  Content and tools are easier to find and use, and organized to align better with the way advisors work.

"The goal of the new eWealthManager is to help advisors maximize their time, so they can concentrate on their interactions with clients," said GFWM President and CEO Gurinder Ahluwalia. "We asked a cross-section of advisors on our platform where we should focus, and we listened and used their input to design the new site." 

Ahluwalia also noted that the site supports GFWM's mission of helping advisors build better businesses with a new and extensive Practice Management section that provides a hub through which to track key information about their practices.

The upgraded eWealthManager site enables advisors to:

• See their entire practice at a glance
• View investment summaries by Asset Allocation Approaches, Asset Classes or Solution Types
• View performance of the portfolio strategists in each of GFWM's asset allocation approaches
• Compare the investment characteristics of portfolio strategists
• Quickly evaluate their firm's activity and growth on the platform
• Host secure client meetings with the new Meeting Mode feature
• Understand their clients' activity on the site
• Leverage business planning tools and calculators to enhance business results

Ahluwalia added that "The site is another reflection of our commitment to helping advisors who are committed to Genworth Wealth Management build great businesses which includes the use of enhanced technology."