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Market plunge exposes system weakness: Cooper

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... superannuation account balances, further exposed Australia's over reliance on equities in retirement, said Jeremy Cooper, Challenger's chairman, retirement incomes. Superannuation funds have around 32% of their investments in Australian equities, amounting ...

Ready to turn on the tap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
... remains way above the Bureau of Labor Statistics' official count of only 57,000 private sector jobs during that month? Challenger, Gray & Christmas' report that lay-off announcements surged by 61% to 66,000 in July - the highest in 16 months - from 41,000 ...

Western Asset brings in fixed income manager

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
... Australian investors. Shinnick has previously managed portfolios at Lehman Brothers Asset Management Australia, and Challenger Financial Services, having begun his career with HSBC asset management. For the last two years Shinnick was in the UK working ...

Rainmaker reveals 2011 Sales & Marketing Excellence Awards

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
Challenger emerged as the biggest winner from the 2011 Rainmaker Sales & Marketing Excellence Awards Dinner last night, picking up three awards, while PIMCO, Legg Mason and AustralianSuper each scooped two. The awards dinner, compared by ABC newsreader ...

LG Super awards $150m global equity mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
... integrating ESG factors in their fundamental analysis," said Peter Lambert, chief executive, LGS. Five Oceans is part of Challenger's boutique stable with over $13.8 billion in funds under management as at 31 March 2011. The manager said its global equity ...

UniSuper freshens up board and investment committee

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011
... the depth and breadth of experience that he does," said Cuffe, a former CEO of Colonial First State Investments and Challenger Financial Services. UniSuper has also added to its investment committee with the appointment of former head of credit at Colonial ...

Bentham wins $350 million mandate

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
... Investments Group for security selection, he said. The new charter is a major achievement for the boutique firm, launched by Challenger Financial Services last year. The actively managed fund, run by portfolio manager, principal and managing director ...

BT adopt retirement strategy with new head

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
... implement BT's retirement strategy and lead the retirement team. Formerly the general manager, product and marketing at Challenger, Greenhalgh developed Challenger's annuity and managed fund products. Prior to this he held senior product development ...

Super problems to short-change retirees

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011
... expert said today. In his keynote speech at the Morningstar Investment Conference in Sydney, Jeremy Cooper, head of Challenger Limited retirement products division, said longevity risk meant that $500,000 would not be enough to fund a 30-year retirement. ...

Advisers not ready for super changes

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011
... baby boomers hit age 65 and retired. Citing Rainmaker research, Cooper, head of the retirement products division at Challenger Limited, said there would be a 50 per cent rise in the amount of assets held in the pension phase over the next decade. Retirement ...