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People & Products

Suncorp has announced it would offer white-labelled Challenger annuities via its adviser channel....

Financial planning

Challenger has announced it would be providing annuity products through AMP’s platforms, and to provider of Australian dollar annuity and life insurance products in Japan...

Tools & guides

Minh Ly looks at what advisers need to take into consideration once the asset test changes have been implemented....

News

Challenger’s total group assets and FUM was up three per cent for the September quarter from the previous quarter, which it attributed to interest in annuities....

Features

Getting retirees to cut back spending in the middle of retirement will be seen as more of a failure of advice than a useful strategy, Aaron Minney writes....

Superannuation

Challenger has posted strong results on the back of record annuities sales driven by superannuation distribution....

Financial planning

Challenger annuities were now available to industry super fund, Local Government Super, along with others, through Link Group’s AAS platform....

Tools & guides

Annuities give investors a better outcome than standard bond investments and give the benefit of securing income and peace of mind, Aaron Minney writes....

Tools & guides

Michael McLean looks at key year-end strategies clients can apply to manage tax effectively and boost savings in light of the 2016 Federal Budget....

Superannuation

Pre-retirees do not feel the need for the Government to formally identify the purpose of superannuation, they already know....

Superannuation

The FSC, AIST, ASFA and ISA have all welcomed the Government’s move to enshrine superannuation in legislation, and hoped this would bring certainty to super policies. ...

Financial planning

Financial advisers are seeking clarification and support on how the Assets Test change will affect their Age Pension eligibility, according to Challenger....

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