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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2012
... futures contract was up 30 points at 4,450. No major economic news is expected on Monday. In equities news, Challenger Limited and FlexiGroup have annual general meetings scheduled. National Australia Bank chairman Dr Michael Chaney and Rio Tinto's managing ...

Challenger AUM swells to $35.2bn

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
Challenger Limited's assets under management (AUM) have risen to $35.2 billion, up 5% since last quarter and a total of 28% over the last 12 months, it was announced today. The investment management firm has benefited from more buoyant investment markets ...

MIR Investment Management re-brands

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
... Asia Pacific ex Japan and Greater China equities portfolios. In May 2012, Fidante Partners - a division of Challenger Limited - acquired a stake in Metisq and entered into a services agreement to support the firm in its growth ambitions. "As a specialist ...

Challenger attributes 20% profit growth to annuity/life

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
Challenger Limited has announced a normalised net profit after tax (NPAT) of $297 million for FY12, up 20% on FY11 following record Life and retail annuity product sales. Challenger's Life division posted total product sales of $2.66 billion, with a ...

Fidante Partners continues expansion with new hire

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
Fidante Partners, the boutique business division of Challenger Limited, has hired Brett Chatfield as an institutional business development manager, based in Melbourne. This is Fidante Partners' first new appointment since the business was separately ...

Henderson grows footprint in Asia-Pacific

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2012
... and the UK. Most recently, he was chief executive at Challenger Funds Management; a division of ASX listed Challenger Limited. Australian and UK listed fund manager Henderson Global Investors, wholly-owned by Henderson Group plc, is an international ...

Challenger AUM jumps 16pct

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
Challenger Limited's assets and funds under management have hit $31.4 billion, jumping 6% since last quarter and a total of 16% since March 31 2011. Citing strong life sales, positive boutique inflows and positive market movement for the period, Brian ...

Fixed income fund released

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
Challenger Limited's new fixed rate, fixed income fund has officially been launched in a platform-based format to appeal to requests from financial advisers. Initially reported in late March, the newly-launched fund will manage the cashflow needs and ...

Challenger appoints head of Boutique Partnerships

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
Challenger Limited's funds management business has appointed Cathy Hales as its new General Manager, Boutique Partnerships. Hales joins Challenger from RREEF in New York, where she was Chief Operating Officer, Client Relations. Hales has also worked ...

Challenger taps CFSGAM head for retirement product

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
Challenger Limited says it is seeking fresh thinking in retirement products and has hired Colonial First State Global Asset Management's former head of investment research for a newly created position. Aaron Minney has been appointed as head of retirement ...