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Industry leaders in sales and marketing recognised at MAX Awards

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016
... State Street Global Advisors Finalists Andrew Braun - netwealth Jason Hunt - Perpetual Investments Amanda Irving - Challenger Anthony Pesutto - Legg Mason Asset Management Marketing Team of the Year Perpetual Investments Finalists Challenger HOST-PLUS ...

Challenger, AMP come out on top in difficult managed funds year

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2016
AMP and Challenger were the only wholesale fund managers to report any significant growth in the March 2016 quarter, according to Plan for Life research. On a quarterly basis, the wholesale funds sector fell 3% during the March quarter. Annually, the ...

BTIM hires Challenger exec for new group head role

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
... finance. Reporting to group chief financial officer Cameron Williamson, Vicki Gemisis joins BTIM from an 11-year stint at Challenger, where she was head of business management, boutique partnerships. She held two other roles at Challenger: head of finance ...

Challenger annuities march on

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016
Challenger's annuity business has continued its charge with sales of $575 million in the quarter ending March 31. The figure represents a 29% on the same period last year and included strong growth in both term annuities (up 22%) and lifetime annuities ...

Planners turning to annuities and outcome funds

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
... up from 38% in 2014 and 32% in 2013. Investment Trends said annuities' rise in popularity is due in no small part to Challenger's efforts in raising awareness and education of the product. "Planners are becoming proficient in recommending annuities ...

FICAP marks 10th anniversary with record fundraising

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2016
... classic, Guns and Roses' 'Sweet Child O' Mine'. There was no shortage of talent onstage: Tim Sanderson from Count won the Challenger Best Male Artist award for his take of Melissa Etheridge's 'Bring Me Some Water' while Kitty McNiven from BlackRock won ...

Funds under management to hit $8tr by 2035: research

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
... list were Macquarie Banking Group, Vanguard Investments Australia, QIC Limited, BlackRock Investment Management and Challenger, in that order. How this league table will change in 20 years' time will hinge on whether the government will change relevant ...

Annuity sales growth drive up Challenger 1H16 profit

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2016
Continuing growth in annuity sales has driven Challenger's 1H16 after-tax profit up 18% on 1H15 to $182 million. Challenger chief executive Brian Benari argued that a significant factor in this was annuity sales driven by interest in Comprehensive Income ...

Fidante makes key sales appointments

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2016
Challenger's boutique fund manager, Fidante Partners, has appointed three new senior sales professionals. Nick Hamilton joins Fidante as head of product and marketing, reporting to Fidante general manager Cathy Hales. Previously he held roles at Invesco ...

Industry funds ink CIPR annuities deal

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2015
... have leapt to the development of Comprehensive Income Products for Retirement (CIPRs) after a major partnership with Challenger Limited was announced today. The partnership was announced at Challenger's Annual General Meeting (AGM) and comes well before ...