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Certitude appoints new regional manager

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
... their managed funds. He has also held senior positions with Australian Unity Investments, Morningstar Research and Challenger Financial Group. "Over the past few years the adviser market has become more sophisticated, as the demands on advisers to provide ...

Govt begins long-awaited retirement income review

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
... Vamos said ASFA believes "there should be some good, simple defaults, but we're not in favour of a mandatory approach." Challenger, Australia's leading annuity provider, also welcomed the paper. A spokesperson for the company said: "As noted by the FSI ...

Challenger adds Australian equity boutique

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
Challenger has added a new Australian equity boutique under its Fidante Partners umbrella. Founded in June, AretA(C) Investment Partners is an active, quality focused investor, specialising in Australian equities. The group was founded last month by ...

New laws bring aged care advice into the spotlight

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
... financing arrangements to reflect the true cost of providing aged care and strengthen the sustainability of the system," Challenger technical services manager Sean Howard says in a technical whitepaper that outlines the main regulatory changes and the ...

OC Funds Management rebrands under Copia umbrella

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014
... on managing client portfolios and generating strong investment returns. The model is comparable to those employed by Challenger under the Fidante Partners umbrella or the likes of Apostle and Bennelong. 'Copia' is a Latin prefix which means 'plenty' ...

Whitehelm Capital appoints chief executive

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2014
... UK fund manager First State Investments as its chief executive officer. The appointment coincides with the merger of Challenger Limited's infrastructure division with Access Capital and the formal commencement of Whitehelm Capital on 1 July 2014. Whitehelm ...

Retirement innovation deadlock continues

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
... the retail market, and maybe they thought it was a risky entry point." With very few annuity providers in the market (Challenger being by far the dominant one), there is no reliable data on consumer appetite for longevity risk products. Challenger's ...

2014 MAX Award Winners and Finalists

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014

MetLife head of retirement products departs

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2014
... insurance element, whereby money is lost if the holder dies before a certain age. However, the annuity market dominator Challenger has tweaked its lifetime annuity product to allow members more flexible withdrawal rights, and the product is selling. ...

Industry marketing leaders receive top MAX Awards

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2014
... Advisors (SSgA) campaign Retirement Lifestyle Solutions. Overall Best Advertising Campaign of the Year was awarded to Challenger's Retirement on Paper campaign on the consumer division, and to AMP's Own Tomorrow on the trade division. Zurich was awarded ...