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Challenger chief executive Brian Benari has pointed to the start of the Baby Boomer retirement wave as the main driver behind the growth in its life business in its 2013 ...

Institutional investment

Investment strategies enacted by institutional investment managers have posted strong results for the 2013-14 financial year with a number of asset classes outperforming ...

Institutional investment

Challenger has appointed Citi to provide custody and collateral management services for its $35 billion in assets under management (AUM)....

Insurance

Insurers are beginning to assess the cost of Life and General Insurance Capital standards as APRA begins to nut out transition arrangements....

Insurance

Concerns that counterparty risk is acting as a barrier to the uptake in annuity products are misguided, according to Challenger life chief executive Richard Howes....

Funds management

VicSuper has announced it has partnered with Challenger Limited to offer an integrated annuity offer to its members....

Funds management

Challenger may be driving a comeback in lifetime annuities, according to Plan for Life Actuaries and Researchers....

Funds management

Alternative assets may be stifled by a choice superannuation system that has grown used to short-term performance disclosure, panelists said at the Financial Services Ins...

Funds management

The Australian sharemarket performed well at the start of the financial year, gaining 4.2 per cent, according to Morningstar....

Funds management

Challenger has appointed former Frontier Investment consultant Brett Chatfield to represent three boutiques under rebranded boutique managed funds division, Fidante....

Funds management

Challenger's boutique funds management arm, Fidante Partners, has acquired Asian equities specialist MIR Investment Management....

People and Products

The Financial Services Council (FSC) has appointed Challenger managing director and chief executive Brian Benari to the board....

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Grant Banner

From my perspective, 40- 50% of people are likely going to be deeply unhappy about how long they actually live. ...

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Kevin Gorman

Super director remuneration ...

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Anthony Asher

No doubt true, but most of it is still because over 45’s have been upgrading their houses with 30 year mortgages. Money ...

4 months 2 weeks ago

A “concerning” number of Aussies don’t know what they pay in super fees, a young super fund has said. ...

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The corporate regulator has shared some ‘disappointing’ findings upon reviewing the public communications of more than 20 trustees with regards to death benefits....

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According to the industry body, funds should have an obligation to transfer members in failing products to better-performing products in a timely way....

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