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Revolution Asset Management launches second fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
... for about $250 million. Sahota was previously the head of fixed income at Challenger, managing $9.3 billion for Challenger Life Company and Australian superannuation funds.

Better retirement income products needed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
Challenger's Jeremy Cooper is calling for better product design from super funds as new research shows most Australian seniors are living in fear that they will outlive their savings. New insights from Challenger and National Seniors Australia reveal ...

Life risk insurance not profitable: KPMG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
... perhaps the greatest we have seen in a generation." Blight-Johnston - who joined the firm in October following stints at Challenger and AMP, including more than two years as head of the wealth manager's insurance and superannuation division - said ...

Waiting periods cost 214% on premiums: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
... protection can be up to 214% higher if a member is defaulted into a shorter waiting period, research presented at the Challenger Financial Standard Technical Services Forum shows. Presenting at the forum yesterday, Rainmaker head of superannuation research ...

Life Company of the Year crowned

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
... award for trauma and critical illness protection. In the Life Company of the Year Awards MLC won for income protection, Challenger took home the annuity provider of the year, AIA won for term life and total and permanent disability cover and Zurich was ...

Challenger head of retail departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
... Management has appointed Vito D'Introno as its first chief commercial officer. D'Introno has led the retail business at Challenger Life and Fidante Partners for the last five years. For half of the last year, he was also Challenger's acting chief executive ...

CommInsure eyes deferred lifetime annuities

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019
... which is in the process of changing ownership from CBA to AIA, is the second-largest player in annuity products after Challenger. Most of CommInsure's annuity sales are from its fixed term products, but it is now working on deferred lifetime annuities. ...

Challenger hires head of insto partnerships

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
A global manager's former lead for institutional sales down under is joining Challenger as its head of institutional partnerships. Simon Brinsmead is joining the life company after over eight years at DWS. In his most recent role, he was most recently ...

Support staff should meet FASEA standards

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
BT head of financial literacy and advocacy Bryan Ashenden told the Financial Standard and Challenger Technical Services Forum that FASEA standards should raise questions for support staff as well as advisers. Appearing at the event yesterday, Ashenden ...

ClearView ramps up risk, compliance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019
... Cowan was head of compliance at BlackRock Australia from 2010 to 2014 and held a number of senior compliance roles at Challenger. ClearView says Cowan's appointment is part of the company's deliberate strategy to increase investment risk management and ...