CHALLENGER

Funds management

Challenger has promoted Marco Barchmann as its new co-head of investment solutions as the firm identifies funds management as one of its core strengths....

Funds management

PM Capital has tapped experienced executive Ben Warnes for the role as it seeks to bolster its strategic sales capabilities....

Financial planning

With six in 10 Australians aged over 50 concerned about paying for aged care, new research has underscored financial advice as a way to mitigate these worries....

Funds management

Challenger director Matthew Michelini has stepped down from the board with immediate effect in light of Apollo reducing its stake in the business....

Financial planning

Challenger research has reaffirmed advisers’ significant role in empowering retirement confidence as cost of living and heightened inflation risk continue to bite retiree...

Financial planning

Support from advisers alongside financial education continues to be an integral driver of older Australians’ contentment in retirement, according to new data from Challen...

Funds management

Challenger’s Funds Management business benefitted from strong net flows of $5.6 billion on the back of a “diverse offering and investment for growth”. ...

Funds management

The boutique asset manager has appointed a former acting chief executive of Challenger Funds Management to its board as a non-executive director....

People & Products

Financial advisers are increasingly turning towards lifetime annuities to meet clients’ needs in retirement, according to Challenger, while the government places more foc...

Funds management

Challenger has declared a “positive performance despite challenging industry conditions” for its funds management business for the quarter....

People & Products

Having stepped down from Challenger, Steven Gregg has appointed to the board of Westpac as chairman-elect....

Features

With the majority of retirement savings left unspent when most Australians die, advisers are playing a pivotal role in the growing landscape of retirement income products...

Financial planning

Two new reports from CFS and Challenger have highlighted the benefits consumers gain from seeking advice as over half of those aged 50 and over fear outliving their savin...

People & Products

Challenger has partnered with Aware Super to provide a de-risking solution for its defined benefit fund which will mean some 3,000 members see their future pension risk r...

Funds management

Challenger has completed the sale of its Australian real estate business to Elanor Investors Group for $38 million, a reduction of $4 million, as the two firms form a str...

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Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....

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It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...

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increased professionalism within the industry - shouldn't that say, FAR register almost halving in the last 24 months he...

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Insignia Financial has made four appointments, including three who have joined from TAL, to lead strategy and innovation in its retirement solutions for the MLC brand....

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A former Brisbane financial adviser has been charged with 26 counts of dishonest conduct regarding a failure to disclose he would receive substantial commission payments ...

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Pinnacle Investment Management has announced it will acquire strategic interests in two international fund managers for $142 million....

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