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Challenger retail annuity sales up 8%, profit down

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
Challenger annuity sales were up 8% during the first half of the 2014-2015 financial year, but net profit after tax was down, the half year report showed. Annuity sales reached $2.1 billion, of which $1.6 billion were retail annuity sales, up 8% since ...

Long-serving BT exec announces retirement

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
BT Financial Group's long-serving general manager of adviser distribution Chris Freeman is retiring. He will begin stepping down from his duties in the latter half of 2015, but will stay on part-time as a consultant for a further two years. As he transitions ...

CBA wealth management FUA up 11%

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2015
Commonwealth Bank's wealth management division contributed strongly to the bank's solid half-year result, increasing funds under administration by 11% and delivering outperformance from 85% of funds over three years. The bank reported a statutory net ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower following a weak lead from Wall Street amid growing concerns of a Greek debt default. At 0828 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was down seven points at 5,753. In a rousing policy ...

Challenger nabs CBA exec for top funds management role

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
Challenger has appointed the new chief executive for its funds management division from Commonwealth Bank (CBA). CBA group executive of institutional banking and markets Ian Saines has been appointed Challenger chief executive of funds management, Challenger ...

Centuria creates key roles to support growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
Centuria Capital has created three new top roles to support the business's growth in unlisted property and in the development and distribution of its recently-launched investment bonds. Former AMP executive Neil Rogan has been appointed general manager ...

Centuria partners with Mason Stevens to deliver credit bond

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2015
Centuria Life has partnered with Mason Stevens to add a bespoke credit bond to its Tax Astute product suite. The underlying asset in the credit bond is the Mason Stevens Credit Fund, which is an actively-managed fixed income fund comprised of government ...

Global investment bank sets up shop in Australia

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
International investment bank Houlihan Lokey has opened its first Sydney office and appointed a local management team, shortly after receiving a number of mandates from local organisations. "Following the success of recent Australian mandates in our ...

IRESS appoints board director

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2014
IRESS has appointed a National Mutual Group executive and industry veteran as independent non-executive director, starting February 1, 2015 Geoff Tomlinson has more than 40 years' experience in financial services and his executive career includes 29 ...

New CFO for QSuper

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2014
QSuper has appointed an internal candidate as its new chief financial officer following a national recruitment process. Kulwant Singh-Pangly will take up the role from December 17 and has served as QSuper's head of tax for the last three years. He will ...