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Channel Capital partners with Sahota to launch new boutique

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2017
... fund. Sahota has a strong track record of over 24 years in private debt, having previously been head of fixed income at Challenger and managing its $9.3 billion life insurance portfolio along with numerous institutional private debt mandates and separate ...

Grant Samuel wins RE mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2017
... will work with the retail sales team, focusing on its IFA, private bank and family office channels. He joined from Challenger's multi-boutique business, Fidante Partners, where he was a business development manager.

Former Fidante-aligned boutique targeted by UK regulator

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2017
... Fidante Partners in September 2013 to launch its Wholesale Global Equities Fund to Australia and New Zealand, with Challenger providing $50 million in seed funding. Less than two years later, in February 2015, River & Mercantile resigned as manager of ...

Managed accounts now available via FirstChoice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2017
... solutions that meet the needs of advisers and licensees. In another major expansion to its investment menu, CFS also added Challenger's deferred lifetime annuities to FirstChoice this year in what was a first for platforms in Australia. Despite having ...

Jeremy Cooper explores the inconvenient truth of super

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2017
Challenger retirement income chair Jeremy Cooper believes the superannuation industry and its regulators need to address an inconvenient truth: the system is wholly unprepared for retirees. Speaking at the Financial Services Council Retirement Income ...

CFS lifestage funds enter direct infrastructure

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2017
... CFS's commitment in providing a range of retirement solutions, and the strength of partnerships with CommInsure and Challenger. "Offering choice helps to mitigate provider risk and gives customers more confidence when using longevity strategies. Ensuring ...

CFS annuities hits $1bn milestone

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017
... CFS's commitment in providing a range of retirement solutions, and the strength of partnerships with CommInsure and Challenger. "Offering choice helps to mitigate provider risk and gives customers more confidence when using longevity strategies. Ensuring ...

Contango Asset Management chief departs

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017
... Equity Trustees and UBS Australia. He was also an investment strategist at Macquarie Bank, a senior portfolio manager at Challenger and Australian head of fixed income at HBSC Global Asset Management. Amos said Boubouras stepping down coincides with ...

No longer doing it for the kids

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
... retirees although seeking out financial advice to help navigate retirement is of high importance. Latest research from Challenger and National Seniors Australia shows 3% of over-50s intend to conserve capital for their children and 23% view leaving a ...

Kapstream co-founder steps down from global Janus Henderson role

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2017
... Asset Management, where he was head of distribution. Prior to that, he was a senior business development manager at Challenger and a national key account manager at APN Funds Management. Janus Henderson Australia head of distribution Matt Gaden said ...