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Features

Experts believe retirement income products need to be flexible, certain, and help retirees with their spending. But it is clear the development of these products continue...

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People & Products

Nick Hamilton has been hired to take over from the retiring Ian Saines....

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People & Products

As part of their strategic relationship with MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Challenger has appointed Masahiko Kobayashi as a non-executive director....

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Financial planning

Challenger has reported a lower statutory net profit after tax which fell by $15 million to $308 million in FY19 due to the significant disruption in the advice industry....

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People & Products

WealthO2 has appointed Phil Anderson as national business development manager to meet growing demand for the company’s adviser platform alternative....

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People & Products

KPMG has appointed Pauline Blight-Johnston as life insurance sector lead partner in its actuarial and financial risk practice....

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People & Products

Ausbil Investment Management has announced the appointment of Vicki Gemisis as chief financial officer....

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Features

As future retirees weigh up their options on how to best distribute their post-retirement income, Chris Dastoor finds that annuities offer part of a greater option to mai...

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People & Products

Investment management firm Challenger has announced its range of annuities is available via Netwealth, expanding the firm’s distribution network. ...

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Financial planning

Challenger Funds Management chief executive, Ian Saines is to retire from the business, prompting the search for a successor....

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People & Products

Challenger has announced its full range of fixed term and lifetime annuities are available via HUB24’s investment and superannuation platform....

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Financial planning

Challenger has reported that a 13 per cent drop in its annuity sales was the result of lower Japanese sales and disruption to the Australian retail financial advice marke...

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Life/Risk

Challenger has announced the expansion of its relationship with MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings to support its growth both in Australia and internationally....

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Funds management

Two new partners have signed up to Future IM/Pact, a campaign launched last year aimed at attracting more diversity to investment management, bringing the number signator...

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Tools & guides

Minh Ly breaks down the new means testing rules for lifetime income streams, which have now been legislated by Parliament....

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