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Retirement expert joins Milliman

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
... firm based in Sydney. Haqqani has spent close to two decades in financial services, of which four years have been at annuities provider Challenger where she was as senior manager of retirement income policy. She was also an adviser to chair of retirement ...

Profit downgrade hurts Challenger

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2019
... fees, are $4 million lower than the prior corresponding period. Challenger flagged its life business, which comprises annuities and Accurium, will also take a hit. The absolute return portfolio, with $800 million of assets under management, will have ...

Advice groups sign on to HUB24

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2019
... offering which will allow advisers to integrate multiple external data sources in real time, including cash management and annuities to enable a consolidated view of client wealth from the platform. It is expected to be rolled out to wider market at ...

Challenger bolsters exec lineup

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
... two core investment businesses, a life and a funds management division. The life business is the largest provider of annuities in Australia while the funds management business has $81 billion in AUM at September end. At October end, it announced its ...

New mortality study adds to retirement conversation

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
Actuaries have calculated mortality rates among Australians who use annuities. It is research they hope will help develop retirement income products including CIPRs. The Actuaries Institute and Rice Warner used UK mortality data on annuitants to calculate ...

New Bill bolsters retirement income

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2018
... the near future. Currently the means test rules for lifetime income streams apply to simple products, such as lifetime annuities, the explanatory memorandum shows. The new means test rules aim to strike a balance between encouraging the development of ...

Maximising retirement planning in an era of volatility

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
... Michael Elsworth said when putting portfolios together three key aspects are considered: alpha, beta and risk control. Annuities are playing a stronger role in terms of the risk control element, he said. But one way of looking at annuities, Elsworth ...

Challenger appoints new chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... executive. "Coming out of the GFC, Challenger embarked on a strategy to focus the business on re-establishing Australia's annuities market. Under Brian's ledership, the company has achieved his ambitious goal," Polson said. Polson said since ...

Challenger expands distribution reach

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018
Challenger is ramping up its distribution capabilities by launching its annuities on a fifth platform. Challenger fixed-term and lifetime annuities will launch on the netwealth platform. It follows an announcement in August that saw products made available ...

Advice firm ramps up managed accounts play

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018
... service. Anderson was most recently a senior business development manager at Challenger, responsible for distribution of annuities. Stanford Brown chief executive Jonathan Hoyle said the firm is delighted to welcome Anderson to the new role. "He brings ...