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Challenger adds market-linked annuity

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
Challenger Life has updated its annuities offering with a range of market-linked options in an attempt to overcome longevity risk and provide financial advisers with more retirement solutions. Ahead of the legislation of the Retirement Income Covenant ...

Why advisers must understand Retirement Income Covenant

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021
Challenger chair, retirement income Jeremy Cooper presented to the AFA conference, discussing the new Retirement Income Covenant and how it will impact advisers. While the Retirement Income Covenant does not apply any new obligations to financial advisers ...

GSFM bolsters team

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021
The Sydney-based multi-boutique appointed a former Vanguard manager to build out its retail distribution team. Joshua Nissenbaum has joined as key account manager and will report to GSFM head of retail distribution Stephen Fletcher. He was previously ...

Mason Stevens grows distribution team

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021
Mason Stevens hired a sales director to oversee two states, joining the boutique after a long career at Macquarie Group. Andrew Vong joined Mason Stevens as a sales director for New South Wales and Queensland in a newly created role. Vong spent over ...

Whitehelm Capital sells to German manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2021
Infrastructure boutique Whitehelm Capital has been acquired by PATRIZIA, with Challenger's Fidante set to get $50 million for its 30% stake in Whitehelm. PATRIZIA has entered a share purchase plan to acquire the entire issued share capital of Whitehelm. ...

Boutique bolsters ESG team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021
Fidante-backed boutique Australian equities manager Merlon Capital Partners has hired a new sustainability manager. Rebecca El-Khoury joins the firm from TransGrid, where she was also a sustainability manager. Earlier in her career El-Khoury worked ...

Older Australians overlooking age care costs

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021
Only 14% of older Australians have prepared for their aged care costs, according to a joint survey from Challenger and National Seniors Australia. The research received more than 5000 responses from Australians 50 years old and above. It found respondents ...

Challenger chief executive to step down

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
The managing director and chief executive of Challenger will step down in March 2022, while a deputy chief executive has also been named. Richard Howes has been with the company for 18 years, starting as the chief executive of Challenger's life ...

New shareholder at Challenger

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021
Will Vicars' Caledonia has sold its 15% stake in annuities giant Challenger to Athene Holding Limited and Apollo Global Management. Athene and Apollo, which are set to merge, now own 18% or $720 million of Challenger shares. Of this, 3% is subject ...

Index fund tops risk-adjusted rankings

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021
An index fund beat out active fund managers in the latest RMetrics rankings, topping the list based on returns and risk-adjusted measures. BetaShares' NASDAQ 100 ETF (NDQ) took first place in the latest Rainmaker's latest RMetrics Managed Funds ...