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FICAP 2023: Countdown is on

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2023
... charity partners, Feel the Magic, Fighting Chance, and Weave. This year's event is backed by platinum sponsors BlackRock, Challenger, and Ironbark, as well as gold sponsors, Australian Unity, AZ NGA, BT, Colonial First State, EFEX, Global X ETFs, HUB24 ...

Challenger settles real estate unit divestment

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2023
Challenger has settled the sale of its real estate business to Elanor Investors Group for the final price of $38 million. The total consideration, which represents 24.8 million shares issued in ASX-listed Elanor (ENN), is before-tax and transaction ...

AZ NGA welcomes head of M&A

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2023
... general counsel and company secretary. Prior to that, he held senior legal counsel roles at the Commonwealth Bank, Challenger and IBM. "AZ NGA is an ambitious company with a high calibre team, and I am excited about the opportunity to join this dynamic ...

Fidante partners with Proterra Asia

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
... food strategy will extend beyond the UK and Europe to also cover Australia, Japan, and other agreed jurisdictions. Challenger chief executive of funds management Victor Rodriguez commented that diversifying Fidante's capability and offering in the alternatives ...

Challenger lowers stake in Elanor

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2023
... majority stake in Elanor Investors Group continues to drop as another investor has come in to secure a minority stake. Challenger will now have a 13.7% interest in ASX-listed Elanor (ENN), down from 16.7% as revised in May. This dropped further from ...

Advisers pivot to protect retirees from inflation

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023
... it's no surprise financial advisers are rotating toward more dynamic strategies. According to a report penned by Challenger and Ensombl, inflation is fast becoming the number one threat to retirement outcomes. The report highlighted a study conducted ...

Allianz Retire+ strengthens distribution team

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2023
... Meanwhile, Natalie Philips joined in March as NSW state manager. Philips was previously a business development manager at Challenger and joins with over 13 years of experience. Allianz Australia Life Insurance chief executive Adrian Stewart said: "Both ...

Challenger real estate arm price tag drops

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2023
... Challenger's Fidante exclusively distributing Elanor's managed funds. Elanor announced this morning that it was advised by Challenger that "one third party institutional mandate will not transfer" but did not provide more details. As a result ...

Industry funds gain ground in retirement asset battle: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023
... the growth of industry funds, the retail sector has a significant proportion of member accounts in the pension phase. Challenger, Fiducian, Clearview Wealth, Macquarie, Perpetual, Netwealth, HUB24, and CFS lead the way with the highest proportion of ...

ClearView appoints chief executive

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2023
... been a privilege to lead such a "great business." "Our vision, when we established this business, was to be a dynamic challenger and differentiate ourselves by being easy to do business with and by delivering a superior customer experience," he said. ...