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Challenger posts mixed Q3 FY25 result

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
Challenger saw strong growth in annuity sales but its assets and funds under management fell in the third quarter of FY25. Challenger's funds under management were $115.2 billion, a $5.9 billion drop, mainly due to negative market movements, but also ...

Challenger profits up, share price falls

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
... this year. Hamilton also noted that the Life business maintained its momentum, with record lifetime and Japanese annuity sales contributing to total Life sales of $4.6 billion. "Our focus on longer duration sales has lengthened the tenor of our liabilities ...

GDG records highest quarterly FUM, inflows growth

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2024
... have surpassed $200 million in investment bond inflows in a quarter, and we also saw an increase in our lifetime annuity sales." Sales for its LifeIncome product are also up 28%, with the total LifeIncome FUM now at $42 million. This is also driven by ...

Challenger pre-tax profit up 17%, raises dividend to 26.5c

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024
... net profit after tax (NPAT), which UBS analysts highlighted as a "key number" was up 14% to $417 million. However, annuity sales, also considered a key figure, were down 6% to $5.2 billion. Challenger managing director and chief executive Nick Hamilton ...

Challenger posts record annuity sales

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023
Challenger reported Total Life sales for the first quarter reached $2.8 billion, primarily driven by record annuity sales, contributing to substantial growth in its book value. The investment manager said annuity sales jumped by 17% to $2.1 billion ...

Challenger Life books record annuity sales

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2023
... greying population as retail and institutional investors alike increasingly turn to retirement income products. Annuity sales stemming from the domestic retail market jumped 53% to $3.6 billion in FY23, split across retail term annuity sales of $2.9 ...

Aware Super, Challenger partner for DB solution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023
... regulated in Australia, is significant," Hamilton said. The deal will be reflected in Challenger's Q1 FY24 lifetime annuity sales results, it said. The group's Q3 FY23 results showed lifetime annuity sales increased 36% to $147 million, however ...

Challenger reports strong retail annuity sales

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023
In an ASX announcement, Challenger reported a significant uptick in retail annuity sales in quarter three. Challenger's total Life sales were $2 billion, reflecting strong retail and Japanese sales. However, institutional sales ($1 billion) fell ...

Challenger reports strong results

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023
... fixed income credit spreads widening. Higher interest rates have also helped drive margin expansion and demand for annuity sales. Total Life sales were up 11% to $5.5 billion, driven by "exceptional" growth in retail annuity sales; up 89% to $2.1 billion. ...

Challenger appoints Duncan West as chair

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2022
... pandemic which continues to bring challenges for the economy, the community the business. "We achieved record life and annuity sales and remain disciplined on management of our expenses. Clearly, the macro-economic environment presents both challenges ...
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