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Challenger reports record annuities sales

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2014
... up 14%, translating to an unfranked interim dividend of 12.5 cents per share, up 32%. Challenger chief executive Brian Benari said: "We sold more lifetime annuities in six months than the entire 2013 year, dispelling doubt about the revival of the Australian ...

Challenger acquires SMSF business

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2013
... in terms of SMSF retiree research, product and service development and distribution," Challenger chief executive Brian Benari said. "While all retirees value secure income streams, SMSF retirees tend to be more aware of longevity risk. They know that ...

Challenger reports big boost in annuities sales

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
... assets and funds under management reached $46.1 billion, coincidentally also an annual rise of 31%. Chief executive Brian Benari said: "We are very pleased with the unseasonably strong retail annuity sales and remain committed to our 2014 guidance. "Sales ...

Annuity sales reinforce solid Challenger result

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013
... to Fidante Partners post-30 June and are looking to back additional teams this year," Challenger chief executive Brian Benari said. "Our funds management business is growing strongly and profitably from the solid foundations laid over the last few years ...

Challenger stages lifetime annuities comeback

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
... provide investors with access to their capital, unlike traditional lifetime annuities," Challenger chief executive Brian Benari said. "Removal of this sticking point has allowed annuities' merits to shine through - capital protection and the payment ...

Challenger FUM grows 7% in March quarter

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2013
... quarter, resulting in a growing proportion of sales from these relatively new products," Challenger Chief executive Brian Benari said. "As we approach the final and seasonally busiest sales quarter we are on track to deliver retail annuity net book growth ...

Annuities boost Challenger growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
... and a growing awareness of longevity risks have bolstered the demand for annuities in recent years, Challenger CEO Brian Benari said. The 'tenor' of new retail annuity sales has also lengthened as it went from 5.4 years in 2012 to 6.2 years this half ...

Challenger ready for new capital rules

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
... resolved and should ease pressure on Challenger's share price, confirmed the annuities' provider's chief executive Brian Benari yesterday "Uncertainty in relation to the impact of the new standards has weighed heavily on the company's share price this ...

Relax legislation on deferred annuities: Challenger

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
Misconceptions about annuities are one of the biggest problems for people who sell them, said Brian Benari, chief executive officer and managing director, Challenger. Annuities can play an important role in combating longevity risk, so providers need ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
... for September In equities news, National Australia Bank posts full year results and Challenger managing director Brian Benari is due to address the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia lunch on From Boomer to Busted: Will Longer Life Expectancies ...