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Challenger sells $71 million forestry assets to Great Southern

AAP | MONDAY, 22 MAR 2004

Challenger Financial Services Group today announced it had entered into an arrangement with Great Southern Plantations (GSP) for the rights and obligations to acquire approximately 84,000 hectares of forestry assets. Under the terms of the arrangement ...

Challenger says divests non core property assets

AAP | TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2004

Diversified financial services company Challenger Financial Services Group Ltd said today it has entered into unconditional contracts for the sale of 11 properties to Cromwell Corporation Ltd for $152 million. Challenger said this is an increase of ...

Rising dollar, interest rates good for Challenger profit

AAP | MONDAY, 23 FEB 2004

Challenger Financial Services Group said today that it was a very different company to the one that existed nine months ago after reporting a pro-forma net profit of $33 million for the first half. Challenger reported a net profit for the six months ...

Challenger to sell corporate super arm

Challenger Financial Services Group has put its corporate superannuation administration business up for sale, including its $253 million Corporate Superannuation Plan, saying the business is no longer viewed as a core function for the group. The trust ...

Macquarie senior staff resign to take up positions elsewhere

... Colonial First State employees working under Chris Cuffe suddenly turned up under Mr Cuffe's new mantle at Challenger Financial Group, two of these employees have defected to join former head of MFM, David Deverall, at Perpetual Trustees. These two are ...

Challenger throws down the gauntlet to rivals

Challenger Financial Services today confirmed industry speculation former Deutsche fund manager Peter Greentree had accepted the position of head of equities with the diversified financial services group. Challenger also announced the appointment of ...

Labor critical of Challenger CEO's $21.2 million loan

The Deputy Opposition Leader in the Senate, Senator Stephen Conroy, has made a biting criticism of Challenger Financial Services Group's chief executive officer Chris Cuffe's request for a $21.2 million loan from the company. Senator Conroy has asked ...

Challenger, CPH to pay each other $100m under proposal

AAP | MONDAY, 10 NOV 2003

Kerry Packer's Challenger Financial Services Group and CPH Investment Corporation (CPHIC) will pay each other nearly $100 million, under a plan to "corporatise" Challenger and cut ties with CPH. Challenger will also sell its quarter stake in beauty ...

Far from ancient Mariner sails into port

... and innovative solutions through clever partnerships." Other key players in the start up also hail from the Challenger Financial Group. Andrew Saunders, executive director, property partnerships was formerly an investment banker with Macquarie Bank before ...

Interstar prices $500 million MBS issue

... financiers with over $10 billion of MBS currently outstanding. On 1 September 2003 it was announced that Challenger Financial Services Group, the ASX listed diversified financial services group, had entered into a transaction to acquire 100 per cent ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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