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AMP expands infrastructure team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2010
... director of infrastructure securities at Hastings. Prior to that, he was fund manager of the Global Infrastructure Fund at Challenger. Hamieh started with AMP Capital on 6 April and reports to Noble, who is based in Chicago.

Government annuities proposal draws industry fire

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
... annuities scheme by its nature rewards those who live longer at the expense of those who have a shorter life," he said. Challenger, Australia's largest annuities provider with $6 billion in policies and with 60,000 clients, agrees that government annuities ...

Challenger property co-portfolio fund manager departs

S&P RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2010
John White, co-portfolio manager of Challenger Property Securities Funds, has left the firm for undisclosed reasons. John Longo, his co-portfolio manager for eight years, will take over as portfolio manager. "It's unlikely that John White will be replaced. ...

Not-for-profits still beat retail: APRA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2010
... the top retail fund, Newcastle Permanent Building Society, coming in only 33rd place. The second best retail fund, Challenger, came 36th and the third best, Australian Ethical, came 47th. A major aspect of the tables is how the APRA analysis deals with ...

Up, down, flat trading day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2010
... reported fewer-than-expected private sector job losses in February and reports of the decline in planned layoffs in the Challenger Gray & Christmas survey. For extra believability, I would also tag in the Greek story. Yields on Greek bonds fell last ...

Greencape Capital wins $600m

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2010
... p.a. in the year to December 2009 and 6.72 per cent p.a. since inception (2006). Greencape is 25 per cent owned by Challenger Financial Services. It manages around $1.8 billion in segregated mandates on behalf of wholesale investors.

Mercer restructures MM portfolio ahead of inflation threat

MERCER RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010
Amundi, BlackRock and Challenger are among the new managers under the Mercer Multi-Manager Funds ahead of the possibility of an inflation 'break out' in the next few years. In a sweeping review of its multi-manager line up, Mercer has strengthened its ...

AFA awards top insurers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2010
... TPD Award; AIA Australia won the Income Protection Award; TOWER Australia won the Products and Premiums Award; and Challenger won the Annuity Provider of the Year Award. This year, AFA and Plan for Life introduced two new categories namely, the Innovation ...

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
... its 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. ...