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TAL goes back-to-back at AFA awards

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
... genuine commitment to innovating and improving their offer sot that Australians are better protected and invested." Challenger made a clean sweep of the three annuity awards, winning overall annuity provider of the year, the long term income stream award ...

Digital engagement boosts investing demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
... such as Apple's Siri and Amazon's Alexa that are gaining prominence. Many online investors (45%) believe smart speakers make life easier by simplifying access to general information and investing-related data (26%). Others said receiving general investment-related ...

Challenger adds new boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
... equities and fixed income temporarily wiped off $194 million from the valuations of the assets and liabilities in the Challenger Life business. Normalised net profit after tax of $200 million was down 4%. Challenger's funds management arm is made of ...

Profit downgrade hurts Challenger

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2019
Challenger shares dropped by 17% overnight after recently appointed chief executive Richard Howes flagged a profit downgrade. Challenger's share price plunged from $9.23 to about $7.65 on the back of lower-than-expected December 2018 half-year results. ...

Global multi-boutique eyes Australia

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
... doesn't have a hard target on how much it wants to raise in Australia in the coming years. "If I was in my corporate life and you had asked me the question, I would have come with a full presentation with three to five years projections. Then after ...

Sahota's fund makes first close

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018
... Petris and David Saija. Sahota was previously the head of fixed income at Challenger, managing $9.3 billion for Challenger Life Company and Australian superannuation funds.

Responsible investing rises on advice agenda

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
... channels. The leading five fund managers, according to the advisers, were Magellan, Vanguard, Colonial First State, Challenger and Macquarie. "Certain fund managers do better at converting awareness into planner relationships in this competitive space," ...

Challenger bolsters exec lineup

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
Challenger has filled the role left open when Richard Howes moved to replace Brian Benari as the chief executive of the $5.6 billion company. Angela Murphy was announced as the chief executive of distribution, product and marketing this morning. She ...

Challenger appoints new chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... Richard Howes. Benari will step down from the board and retire as chief executive in January 2019. Howes is a long-time Challenger executive, having started in 2003. He has served as Challenger's chief investment officer and the chief executive of ...

The rise of challenger banks in Australia: SIBOS

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2018
Challenger banks :86400, volt and xinja mount plans to disrupt the banking oligopoly in Australia. Speaking at the SIBOS Conference held in Sydney this week, senior heads at the three challenger banks spoke about how changing customer needs, fintech ...