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Challenger launches Bentham

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2010
Challenger Financial Services has launched Bentham Asset Management, an investment boutique created on the back of the group's recently purchased assets from Credit Suisse. Bentham will be managed by portfolio manager and principal, Richard Quin, and ...

Challenger injects more liquidity into annuities

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
Challenger responds to planner demand for liquidity in lifetime annuity strategies through a new product that guarantees investor access to capital for the first 15 years of their investment. A spokesman from Challenger confirmed that the new product ...

Cuffe charity fund tilts to growth assets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2010
... Third Link Growth fund, Cuffe was chief executive at Colonial First State and later was appointed chief executive of Challenger Wealth Management.

Budget underwhelms planning groups

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2010
... cent of a person's eligible personal non-concessional superannuation contributions, up to a maximum amount of $1,000. Challenger said the permanent reduction to the superannuation co-contribution matching rate is a surprise and is not good news for lower ...

S&P downgrades Challenger Aus Share funds

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2010
S&P Fund Services has placed the Challenger Australian Share Income Fund 'on hold' and derated the group's Australian Share Fund and Select Australian Share Fund from four stars to three stars, citing resourcing issues. The changed ratings come on the ...

Credit Suisse to focus on alternatives and EM

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2010
... after it sold the bulk of its fund offerings - credit and property portfolios worth $1.8 billion - to fund manager Challenger. While Credit Suisse's investment banking arm continues to be a major player in Australia, its asset management business is ...

Challenger buys Credit Suisse funds

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2010
Challenger Financial Services Group has bought Credit Suisse Investments Australia, in a deal which will add nearly $1.8 billion to Challenger's FUM and broaden Challenger's footprint in the credit sector. As part of the deal, Challenger snapped up ...

INGIM builds distribution from ground up

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2010
... building operations from scratch. He has previously helped set up greenfield 'distribution' operations for JBWere, Challenger and Genesys. "There's some terrific capabilities within INGIM Australia and also, on a global basis, but the great opportunity ...

Challenger poised for boutique growth

ASX RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2010
Challenger Financial Services Group has reported that its Boutique Partnership funds under management (FUM) saw a threefold increase in the last 12 months, reaching $4.5 billion in total as of March this year. The listed group reported the numbers as ...

BT/Advance multi-manager makes stronger global push

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2010
... Farrell said that Advance had to make some tough decisions, terminating mandates with AllianceBernstein, AEW, BlackRock, Challenger and Zurich Investments. "We've had to terminate within the multi-manager what I considered as really high quality managers ...