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Challenger income and index fund boost profit

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2010
Challenger Financial Services saw net profit after tax (NPAT) rise in the first half of the financial year thanks to strong returns from its life company division and the expansion of its product offering. The firm's normalised NPAT rose nine per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2010
... Affordability Report for the December quarter. In company news, first half results are due from NIB Holdings Ltd, Challenger Financial Services Group Ltd, UGL Ltd, iiNet Ltd, and Fairfax Media Ltd. Caltex Australia Ltd reports its full year results. ...

Five Oceans gains China and India fund mandate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2010
... consumer stocks and also energy and material stocks," he said. Five Oceans Asset Management is part-owned by Challenger Financial Services.

Legalsuper cuts 17 fund managers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2010
... has more than $1.3 billion in funds under management (FUM). Colonial First State Global Asset Management, Challenger Financial Services, State Street Global Asset Management, Schroder Investment Management and eight other fund managers were dropped from ...

UK variable annuity sales dive

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
... annuities and income drawdown," said Andy Saunders, senior consultant at Watson Wyatt. These figures come after Challenger Financial Services' Guaranteed Income Plan gained $91 million in August alone with three and five year annuity terms the most popular. ...

Saint appointed chief executive at Genesys

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2009
... 2008, Kirk has been chief executive and managing director of the group since 2006, where it was previously Challenger Financial Planning. "With the transition of ownership well behind us and our strategic planning process for 2010-2012 virtually completed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2009
... meetings are due for Lend Lease Corp Ltd, BlueScope Ltd, Slater and Gordon Ltd, Abacus Property Group, RHG Ltd, Challenger Financial Services Group Ltd, Mariner Financial Ltd, Biota Holdings Ltd, ConnectEast Group and Mincor Resources NL. Oil and gas ...

Challenger selects Five Oceans for Asian equities

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2009
... of HSBC's entities, Halbis Capital Management. Michael Lovett, General Manager, Boutique Partnerships at Challenger Financial Services Group, said given the volatile nature of the Asian equity markets, the firm chose to review how the funds investment ...

Barclays owns 5pc stake in Challenger

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2009
Barclays Global Investors has become a substantial shareholder of Challenger Financial Services with a 5.01 per cent stake in the James Packer-backed firm. In an ASX announcement yesterday, Challenger confirmed that BGI became a holder of the firm on ...

Challenger returns to core

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2009
Challenger Financial Services has posted full year net profit after tax (NPAT) of $219 million, up 1 per cent versus last year on funds under management (FUM) down 27 per cent to $16 billion. The group said at the results presentation this morning that ...