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Perpetual loses key executive to First Sentier

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023
... operating officer. He initially joined Perpetual in early 2022 as chief technology officer, bringing experience at Challenger, Barclays Global Investors, and MLC. Perpetual chief executive and managing director Rob Adams described Gazal as an integral ...

TelstraSuper launches retirement product

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023
TelstraSuper is now offering guaranteed income for life through a new retirement product it's partnered with Challenger on. TelstraSuper's RetireAccess Lifetime Pension provides guaranteed income for life and can be indexed for inflation or market-linked ...

Macquarie breaks into top 50 fund manager list

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023
... th place. Together with AMP Capital's US$84.3 billion, they made the top 200 list of the largest fund managers. Challenger, QIC, Charter Hall, Perpetual, and Pinnacle Investment Management made the top 250. Leslie Mao, head of equity research and ...

HUB24 farewells longstanding chair

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023
... of the remuneration and nomination committee. Rogan has also held senior roles at MLC, National Australia Bank, and Challenger Group. Higgins and Rogan are expected to work closely together to ensure a smooth transition, which HUB24 non-executive director ...

Former AMP Capital executive takes over at Selfwealth

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023
... different organisations," she said. Commenting on his appointment, Keary described SelfWealth as a trusted leading challenger brand with an established, high-quality customer base. "With the transformation of the business underway, I believe that my ...

Life insurance industry profits double, premiums rise: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023
... Resolution Life topped the list of the highest direct profit as a percentage of revenue, recording 28.6%, followed by Challenger at 23.6% and Zurich at 10.2%. By a measure of revenue, TAL led the local life insurance market with $2.3 billion, followed ...

Challenger posts record annuity sales

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023
Challenger reported Total Life sales for the first quarter reached $2.8 billion, primarily driven by record annuity sales, contributing to substantial growth in its book value. The investment manager said annuity sales jumped by 17% to $2.1 billion ...

Iress Wealth appoints interim chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2023
... affairs, and corporate sustainability. Before that, Haqqani held senior roles in financial services, including Milliman, Challenger, Financial Services Council, and Equity Trustees.

Cost-of-living crisis will persist into future: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2023
... struggling to manage the soaring prices of goods and services, a survey conducted by National Seniors Australia and Challenger finds. The same number of participants feel this will continue in the next 12 months. Some 62% of the 6000 participants surveyed ...

ClearView reset pays dividends

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2023
... business emerge as a life insurance business that is focused on protecting and optimising its position as a dynamic challenger, Gooderick said. In December 2020, ClearView awarded PIMCO a mandate to manage its insurance assets and liabilities. At the ...