Indian Newslink 15th June 2016 Digital Edition

JUNE 15, 2016
BUSINESSLINK
Relianz begins new journey with Travel business
Venkat Raman
venkat@indiannewslink.co.nz
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Relianz Forex Limited (now
Relianz Group), which
has registered impressive
growth since its establishment
in 2009, launched into travel
business earlier this month,
offering tickets and other related
services through its branches in
Auckland and Wellington.
Announcing the move at the
Seventh Anniversary celebrations
held at Langham Hotel on June 3,
2016, V Giridharan, Director of the
Group described the new business
as ‘a landmark in his life and that
of Relianz.’
“Whatever we do, we want to
bring smiles into people’s lives and
the launch of Travel would open
the frontiers to contribute to explore
the most exciting and amazing
experiences that this world has
to offer,” he said, addressing his
employees and invited guests at
the celebrations.
He said that he commenced his
career more than 30 years ago in
his native Hyderabad in India with
Thomas Cook, one of the most popular
travel and money exchange
companies of the time.
Celebrating opportunity
“The success of Relianz is not
only the success of its founders
but also a celebration of the opportunity
that New Zealand provides
everyone who has made it
their home. For a first generation
entrepreneur, it is a daunting
task and a great challenge but we
Chief Guest Phil Goff Ravi Gnanadickam with his wife Rema and Giridharan Giridharan with his staff
have moved on from a two-member
team to an 18 strong force,”
he said.
Writing in Indian Newslink
(June 15, 2015), Dev Nadkarni,
a celebrated journalist, currently
employed as Marketing &
Communications Manager at
Pacific Islands Trade & Invest
based in Auckland, had said that
Relianz Forex Limited has carved
a niche for itself as a reliable provider
of money transfer, money
exchange and wire transfer
services.
He was the Master of
Ceremonies at the Sixth
Anniversary celebrations held
on June 3, 2015 at Hilton Hotel in
Auckland.
“In essence, the Company has
lived up to its name, promoting
the best interests of customers,
complying in the process, with the
rules and regulations in force,” he
had said.
Mr Nadkarni was the Master
of the Ceremonies at this year’s
event as well and his comments
about Relianz continue to hold
currency.
Man of Vision
Relianz is essentially a brainchild
of Mr Giridharan and he remains
at the core of its operations
and decision-making, but he willingly
accords the credit for the
company’s enviable success to
his staff, particularly to Meghna
Daiya, who has been with Relianz
since the beginning and Manoj.
“Foreign Exchange business is
high risk and we believe that our
responsibility is high. We have
been proactive in our approach
and though the ‘Anti-Money
Laundering and Countering
Financing of Terrorism Act’ became
effective in July 2013, we
have been very strict in our compliance
since we commenced
operations in 2009. We have invested
in technology, have effective
risk mitigation policy and
Suganya Premnath, Veena Nadkarni, Meghna Daiya and Annamma Thomas
procedures, annual audits and
conduct training programs for
every teGood Corporate Citizen
“Relianz is still small but a very
responsible corporate citizen
that stands for sound principles
of transparency, integrity and responsibility.
We are motivated,
passionate, proactive and always
striving for growth. We are profitable
and successful,” he said.
“We have begun to mark June
3 as an annual event to celebrate
our anniversary and a reminder
of the great contribution of the
past and existing members of the
company.
Among those present at the celebrations
were former Foreign
Affairs and Trade Minister,
Member of Parliament and
Auckland Mayoral candidate Phil
Goff, Members of Parliament
Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi (National),
Mahesh Bindra (New Zealand
First) and Ravi Gnanadickam,
who trained and initiated Mr
Giridharan into the business.