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Opportunity in Challenger despite earnings tumble
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Opportunity in Challenger despite earnings tumble
The annuity provider has felt the pain of covid-19 market volatility as investment yields on its defensive assets fall. 
Emma Rapaport | 12 August 2020
Fixed income: Beware corona zombies
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Fixed income: Beware corona zombies
Investors should check their exposure to bonds, hybrids and equities as companies face rising risks of failure, warns BondAdviser's John Likos.
Glenn Freeman | 22 May 2020
Challenger bolstered by rising offshore demand
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Challenger bolstered by rising offshore demand
A Japanese sales bonanza and rapid returns from Challenger's UK pensions business have improved Morningstar's outlook for Australia's largest...
Glenn Freeman | 17 February 2020
Your retirement: sunset beach walk or a diet of canned tuna?
Retirement
Your retirement: sunset beach walk or a diet of canned tuna?
Can Australians look forward to increased leisure time in their retirement years, or do they face days of penny-pinching?
Glenn Freeman | 06 November 2019
Earnings wrap: Super Retail, ASX and Treasury Wine Estates
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Earnings wrap: Super Retail, ASX and Treasury Wine Estates
Positive results across this trio of companies have prompted Morningstar to lift fair value estimates for each of them, but it's not all good news.
Glenn Freeman | 19 August 2019
Earnings wrap: Magellan, JB Hi-Fi and Challenger
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Earnings wrap: Magellan, JB Hi-Fi and Challenger
Magellan's stellar result has earned a fair value upgrade, while JB Hi-Fi's sales defied downbeat forecasts and Challenger expects the Hayne pain to...
Lex Hall | 14 August 2019
Politics, volatility and Hayne hit Challenger
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Politics, volatility and Hayne hit Challenger
Australia's largest provider of annuities, Challenger Financial, has blamed political uncertainty and market volatility for its 97 per cent plunge in...
Emma Rapaport with AAP | 12 February 2019
Challenger knocked by PC concerns, margin pressures
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Challenger knocked by PC concerns, margin pressures
Morningstar has tempered its outlook for Challenger Financial, on the back of management's slashed earnings guidance for the first-half of fiscal...
Glenn Freeman | 24 January 2019