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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. ...

Challenger reports strong retail annuity sales

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023
In an ASX announcement, Challenger reported a significant uptick in retail annuity sales in quarter three. Challenger's total Life sales were $2 billion, reflecting strong retail and Japanese sales. However, institutional sales ($1 billion) fell ...

Challenger to sell $3.4bn real estate arm

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2023
... real estate business (CRE) to Elanor Investors Group for $42 million, with the two also establishing a partnership. Challenger's real estate funds management business has about $3.4 billion in assets across the retail, industrial and office sectors. ...

FICAP names new charity partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2023
... benefit young people. To date, FICAP has raised over $2.2 million for a variety of charities. Sponsors include BlackRock, Challenger, MLC, BT, First Sentier Investors, Fidelity, KPMG, Magellan, and Schroders. Financial Standard is the official media ...

CALI hires policy director from FPA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023
... Johnston join Keely O'Brien, the general manager of corporate affairs and strategy, on the executive team. AIA Australia, Challenger, ClearView, General Reinsurance Life, Hannover Re, Integrity Life, MetLife Australia, MLC Life and Zurich are some of ...