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Advisers to embrace aged care opportunities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2018
... specialised aged care financial advice. Estimating that less than 10% of advisers regularly provide aged care advice, Challenger is calling on financial advisers to become more educated on the subject so as to effectively embrace the opportunities arising ...

FinTech Australia appoints interim chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
... under Australia's anti-money laundering regime; Reducing the barriers to entry for the establishment of new digital challenger banks; Establishing the consumer data right which paves the way for an open banking regime in Australia; and Establishing steps ...

Fundraise like a RockStar

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
... in Sydney. More than 40 of the big names in the industry have lent their support, including platinum sponsors ANZ, Challenger, Colonial First State, Ironbark AM, Janus Henderson, Perpetual and UBS. Chris Larsen, Ironbark Asset Management chief executive ...

Challenger flags new Fidante partnership, record profit

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
In its 2018 first-half results, Challenger highlighted a new European boutique partnership for subsidiary Fidante Partners along with record normalised profit. Challenger explained that Fidante Europe has formed a partnership with US-based specialist ...

Industry fund appoints Whitehelm as investment consultant

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
... outcomes to members," Matthews said. Whitehelm Capital staff own 70% of the business and the remainder is owned by Challenger under its Fidante Partners multi-boutique funds management platform. It is also the investment consultant to Prime Super. In ...

SMSFs and instos driving crypto exchange growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
... behind two recent executive appointments at an Australian cryptocurrency exchange, including a former senior member of Challenger's technical team. Sydney-based exchange Independent Reserve has appointed former Challenger technical lead Roman Stefanidi ...

FinTech Australia chair steps down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
... of, increasing competition and choice across Australian financial services - including through the introduction of challenger bank licences, which is a priority. "The fact of the matter is that Australia continues to have one of the most concentrated ...

FS has you covered in 2017

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
... the Financial Planning Association of Australia to encourage the positive progression of women in financial planning. Challenger Technical Services Forums Throughout the year Financial Standard and Challenger hosted four (quarterly) technical services ...

Former Challenger executive joins HUB24

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2017
HUB24 appointed a former Challenger executive to its board of directors. Paul Rogan joins as a non-executive director, replacing Vaughan Webber who will retire as a non-executive director and chair of the platform's Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee. ...

Former Challenger subsidiary chief joins SMSF fintech

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017
The former chief executive of a Challenger subsidiary has taken on a new role at a Sydney-based fintech. Tracy Williams, who departed Accurium in July, will join cloud based SMSF documentation platform NowInfinity in the newly created role of chief ...