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AFA conference boasts biggest turnout in 20 years

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2012
... platform panel chaired by ABC's Leigh Sales, which features industry leaders such as Craig Meller AMP FS, Jeremy Cooper Challenger, and Senator Mathias Cormann Shadow Assistant Treasurer. Between them, they'll be addressing the key issues of the year ...

SMSF industry hits back on 'rort' claims

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
... with 66.7% of SMSF members earning less than $80,000 per year. This contrasts with a comparison table published by Challenger in April this year showing that as at June 2010 when the average balance for an SMSF member was $466,909 the average corporate ...

MIR Investment Management re-brands

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
... conviction Asia Pacific ex Japan and Greater China equities portfolios. In May 2012, Fidante Partners - a division of Challenger Limited - acquired a stake in Metisq and entered into a services agreement to support the firm in its growth ambitions. "As ...

Separate wealth from income strategy: Merton

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
... than bombarding members with engagement for its own sake, Merton said. Jeremy Cooper, chairman of retirement income at Challenger expects Australia to head down the individual member solution path once the enabling technology is available. A major impediment ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
... Billiton was 24 cents richer at $33.24, and Rio Tinto descended 45 cents to $54.90. In the financial services sector, Challenger was seven cents weaker at $3.78 after volatile investment markets pushed the company's full year profit down 43 per cent. ...

Challenger attributes 20% profit growth to annuity/life

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
Challenger Limited has announced a normalised net profit after tax (NPAT) of $297 million for FY12, up 20% on FY11 following record Life and retail annuity product sales. Challenger's Life division posted total product sales of $2.66 billion, with a ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
... Commonwealth Bank's business sales indicator for July are both due out. In equities news, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, Challenger, Clearview Wealth, Nib Holdings and BlueScope Steel are among the companies due to post full year results. In Australia, the ...

Life readies for new cap increases

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012
... preparing for the impact of the Life and General Insurance Capital (LAGIC) reforms, increasing their capital reserves. Challenger yesterday revealed that the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) had proposed transition arrangements to its ...

Annuities regaining acceptance: Challenger

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012
... now sell in a month what we used to sell in a year," said David Hutchinson, senior manager of retirement income at Challenger, speaking at the Financial Standard Technical Services Forum that was hosted by Challenger yesterday. This doesn't mean advisers ...

David Asplin to join QIC global real estate

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
... distribution capability and David is an experienced professional having worked for both LaSalle Funds Management and Challenger Funds Management," said Paul Leitch QIC managing director of human resources and corporate communications. "David has extensive ...