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Challenger delivers strong result

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022
Challenger delivered an upbeat half-year result, with assets under management and earnings growth. The company reported group assets under management of $115 billion, up 20%. Life sales were up 44% to $4.9 billion and life book growth was up 8.4% or ...

Alphinity hires from Citi

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2022
... our co-portfolio manager model," Alphinity global portfolio manager Jonas Palmqvist said. Alphinity is supported by Challenger subsidiary Fidante Partners. Willcocks had a 15-year career at Citi, including almost six years as head of international equity ...

Retirement Income Covenant, CCIV reforms pass

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
... super sector can benefit from a greater focus on retirement incomes." In response to the passing of the CCIV regime, Challenger chief executive Nick Hamilton described it as "a gamechanger for Australian funds management in the Asia region". "Given our ...

VGI Partners confirms merger talks

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 JAN 2022
... the market informed consistent with those obligations," the firm said in a statement. The Australian also reported Challenger as one of the other parties that could either merge or acquire VGI, as executives and major investors informed staff of the ...

Midwinter hires advice sales lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 JAN 2022
Midwinter has appointed a new head of advice sales this month, who spent nearly a decade at Challenger. Stacey Cowan finished up as the state manager for New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory at Challenger in December to join Bravura's ...

Challenger taps Hamilton for top job

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
Nick Hamilton will take over as managing director and chief executive of Challenger on January 1. Following the announcement of Richard Howes' intention to retire earlier this year, Challenger has appointed Hamilton as his successor. Hamilton currently ...

New appointments to FSC board

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2021
... Council (FSC) has today announced the appointments of AMP Australian Wealth Management chief executive Scott Hartley, and Challenger chief executive, people, corporate affairs and strategy Michelle Taylor, as directors to the board. Hartley is an experienced ...

Pre-retirees worry about political risks: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2021
... passed on as inheritance for the majority (80%) followed by non-super investments (62%). Conversely, a separate study by Challenger found women, under 65s and others expecting a basic lifestyle in retirement are more concerned about outliving their retirement ...

Athene, Apollo stake in Challenger approved

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021
Minority shareholders of Challenger have been given the go-ahead to acquire their additional stake by the prudential regulator. Athene Holding and Apollo Global Management now have an 18% stake in the ASX-listed Challenger after APRA approved the additional ...

Licensee chair steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2021
... began with MLC and later Aetna Life & Casualty. He co-founded Associated Planners in 1989, which was later sold to Challenger in 2004 for $99.9 million. He was also instrumental in the merger of Challenger's Garrisons Financial Planning to form Genesys ...