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Advisers drive annuities growth

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
... looking for more efficient ways to deliver advice, particularly in retirement," Abernethy said. "With the addition of Challenger annuities last year, advisers have benefited from more choice when it comes to portfolio construction and meeting the needs ...

New fund manager hot property

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... Hardie. He has more than 30 years of experience in a range of asset classes, including the management of the listed AREIT Challenger Diversified Property Group (CDI) - with assets under management of $900 million and annual revenue of $70 million. Hardie ...

Technical Services Forum shines light on leading specialists

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... managers from IOOF and ANZ took the scholarship awards for UNSW Retirement Planning and Aged Care courses at the final Challenger Financial Standard Technical Services Forum for 2016. Ling Wang and Rahul Sing, technical services managers at IOOF and ...

Suncorp partners for first annuity product

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
Suncorp has partnered with Challenger to launch its first annuity product. The annuity product carries the Suncorp brand and will be distributed through Suncorp advisers. Suncorp chief executive Michael Cameron explained: "By offering a Suncorp-branded ...

Super funds should reassess view of balances: Challenger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
... considered on a household level rather than the traditional individual view, according to new retirement insights from Challenger. The latest research from the investment manager shows that if pre-retirees look at their retirement savings from a household ...

Challenger reveals key annuity relationships

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2016
Challenger has announced two new annuity relationships with Australian and international partners. Challenger's full range of annuity products will now be available through AMP's investment and administration platforms and will also be available through ...

Advisers and aged care homes should forge relationships: BUPA

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016
... care facilities in their local area, according to BUPA's Jane McNab. Addressing some 50 industry professionals at the Challenger Financial Standard Technical Services Forum in Sydney, McNab, an operations manager for business administration for the healthcare ...

CFS wins bid to host new SMA solution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2016
... SMA platform solution available from 1 September to complement our investment offering," said CFS also recently added Challenger's CarePlus annuity to its FirstChoice platform, providing greater access to the retirement investment option to financial ...

Sentry Group appoints head of wealth solutions

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
... from Grant Samuel Funds Management, where she was state manager for Western Australia, having held the same role for Challenger prior to that. In her new role, she will be responsible for deploying wealth management strategies for investor and superannuation ...

CFS adds aged care annuity to FirstChoice

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
Colonial First State has added Challenger's CarePlus annuity to the FirstChoice platform, giving a greater number of financial advisers access to the retirement investment option. General manager product and investments at Colonial First State, Peter ...