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Support for FICAP RockStar event swells

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015
... generosity of the financial services community in helping us to raise funds for our incredible charities," Larsen said. ANZ, Challenger, Colonial First State and Perpetual are confirmed as platinum sponsors. Gold sponsors include Aberdeen, Ausbil, BlackRock ...

Challenger negotiates Care Annuity compromise

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2014
... Department of Social Services (DSS) has backed down from its plan to change the way it assesses current holders of the Challenger Care Annuity. However, Challenger has agreed to redesign the product in line with the new 'user pays' aged care policies ...

FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... extended to the pension phase. Meanwhile, Mercer and Equip have developed innovative solutions to longevity risk and Challenger has seen a considerable uptake in its lifetime annuities. The only setback was MetLife's sudden retreat from the retirement ...

Life company profits flat

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
... performer, with an overall net loss of $95 million, down from net profits of $41 million in the 12 months to December 2013. Challenger also saw profits drop to $351 million compared with $513 million in December 2013. This was despite increased revenue ...

High-calibre superannuation: 2014 CIO and COO Award recipients announced

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... SuperRatings and David Coogan - Partner at PwC. Supporting the event were Commonwealth Bank (primary sponsor) and sponsors Challenger, SS&C, Ernst & Young, JPMorgan, KPMG, PwC and Standard Life Investments.

Legg Mason appoints sales director from Challenger

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... Titchkosky and will promote the company's products and affiliate fund managers nationally. Pattison joins Legg Mason from Challenger's boutique funds management division, Fidante Partners, where he was a business development manager for three years. ...

Government explains Challenger annuity mix-up

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
The Department of Social Services (DSS) has given its reasons for changing the way it assesses Challenger's Care Annuity, saying it had mistakenly been assessing it on the grounds that investors in the annuity could not get their capital back. However ...

Challenger Care Annuity sales suspended

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
Challenger has suspended sales of its Care Annuity product and will pursue legal avenues after the government announced it would reassess the social security treatment of investors in the annuity. The Department of Social Services (DSS) informed Challenger ...

VicSuper to offer Challenger annuities

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
VicSuper has joined forces with Challenger to offer two new annuity products for its retired members. The products, which the fund expects to launch in early 2015, will be backed by Challenger's guaranteed term and lifetime annuities, and are "designed ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2014
... Review's Future Forum: The Asian Century in Sydney. In equities news, Tabcorp, Stockland, Whitehaven Coal, Domino's Pizza, Challenger, Bega Cheese, Goodman Group and WorleyParsons have their annual general meetings scheduled. In Australia, the market ...