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Nathan Zaia
EUR 147.86 For Business Accounts Only

Challenger Transfer of Analyst Coverage

We have transferred analyst coverage of Challenger. We reaffirm our current forecasts, DCF-based fair value estimate of AUD 8.50 per share, and no-moat and high uncertainty ratings. The stock is currently trading at a 9% premium to our current fair value. While we remain optimistic on retail annuity sales growth, we are perhaps slightly more cautious than the market on long-term margins. We forecast a five-year CAGR in EPS of 7% to fiscal 2021.
Challenger is the clear leader in the Australian re...
Underlying
Challenger Limited

Challenger is an investment manager with offices in Australia and London. Co.'s operating segments are: Life and Funds Management (FM). The Life segment comprises Challenger Life Company Limited (CLC), a provider of annuities and guaranteed retirement income products, and Accurium Pty Limited, a provider of self-managed superannuation fund actuarial certificates. The FM segment comprises Fidante Partners and Challenger Investment Partners (CIP). Fidante Partners provides administration and distribution services. CIP develops and manages assets under Co.'s brand for CLC and third party institutional investors. The investments managed by CIP are mainly in fixed income and commercial property.

Provider
Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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Nathan Zaia

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