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OC Funds unveils distribution strategy, appoints Purpura

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
... key roles as former Director of Patriot Asset Management, and senior positions at Equity Trustees Funds Management, Challenger Financial Services Group and AXA Trustees. During this time, he was responsible for the development of extensive distribution ...

BlackRock adds three senior execs

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2010
... compliance officer, joining the fund manager from Genesys Wealth Advisers, prior to which she headed compliance teams at Challenger Financial Services and Zurich Capital Markets Asia. "Henry, Orla and Pru add significant experience in their respective ...

Govt is longevity insurer of last resort

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2010
... public, and I do believe that we'll need some government encouragement for this." Meanwhile, annuity providers such as Challenger and ING Australia have been introducing new products and services following increasing adviser demand and identifying gaps ...

MLC drops Challenger for Resolution

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2010
MLC has terminated its Australian real estate investment trust (AREIT) mandate with Challenger Managed Investments and reallocated the funds to Resolution Capital. The institution's decision affects the MLC Australian Property Securities fund and the ...

Staff departures prompt rating changes

S&P REPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
... fund managers. BlackRock was the most affected fund manager this calendar year with four departures while AMP, Amundi, Challenger and Perpetual all lost two staff each. Notable executives include Andrew Jackson and Davis Walsh, both head of portfolio ...

Challenger wins $200m from AustralianSuper

AUSTRALIANSUPER RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2010
AustralianSuper has signed a $200m deal to invest in an unlisted debt portfolio managed by Challenger Financial Services Group, which invests in a combination of property and private equity debt in Australia and New Zealand. Challenger will co-invest ...

Challenger names Aus equities boutique

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2010
Challenger Financial Services has hired the former AllianceBernstein Australian equities team to create Alphinity Investment Management and run three of its funds. Australian equities boutique, Alphinity Investment Management, forms part of Challenger's ...

Challenger wins $650m mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010
Challenger has won a $650 million mandate to be invested in its Guaranteed Index Return product, bringing the total guaranteed product sales for the life company to an estimated $2.15 billion this financial year. Stuart Barton, head of marketing and ...

Retirees brush off volatility to hold equities long term

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2010
... portfolios compared to the past, 68 per cent of 375 advisers disagree or were neutral about the trend, a new survey by Challenger Financial Services shows. But while retirees continue to favour equities, they are also calling for more security of income ...

SimCorp appoints Aus/NZ client manager

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
... charge of developing close strategic relationships across business and technology with SimCorp's key clients including Challenger Financial Services Group, Macquarie Group and QBE. "Our clients have recognised that there are enormous opportunities in ...