Challenger Limited

CHIA:CGF Stock Report

Market Cap: AU$5.2b

Challenger Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Challenger's CEO is Nick Hamilton, appointed in Jan 2022, has a tenure of 3.33 years. total yearly compensation is A$3.58M, comprised of 29.3% salary and 70.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.059% of the company’s shares, worth A$3.04M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.3 years and 6 years respectively.

Key information

Nick Hamilton

Chief executive officer

AU$3.6m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage29.30%
CEO tenure3.3yrs
CEO ownership0.06%
Management average tenure3.3yrs
Board average tenure6yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Nick Hamilton's remuneration changed compared to Challenger's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2024n/an/a

AU$147m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

AU$141m

Jun 30 2024AU$4mAU$1m

AU$135m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

AU$168m

Dec 31 2023n/an/a

AU$202m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

AU$191m

Jun 30 2023AU$3mAU$1m

AU$179m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

AU$109m

Dec 31 2022n/an/a

AU$15m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

AU$140m

Jun 30 2022AU$2mAU$841k

AU$264m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

AU$460m

Dec 31 2021n/an/a

AU$656m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

AU$624m

Jun 30 2021AU$2mAU$581k

AU$592m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

AU$89m

Dec 31 2020n/an/a

-AU$414m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-AU$415m

Jun 30 2020AU$940kAU$450k

-AU$416m

Compensation vs Market: Nick's total compensation ($USD2.31M) is about average for companies of similar size in the Australian market ($USD2.12M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Nick's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Nick Hamilton

3.3yrs
Tenure
AU$3,584,709
Compensation

Mr. Nicolas Hamilton, also known as Nick, serves as Director of Challenger Life Company Limited since January 1, 2022. He serves as MD, Director and CEO at Challenger Ltd. since January 1, 2022.He served...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Nicolas Hamilton
MD, CEO & Director3.3yrsAU$3.58m0.059%
A$ 3.0m
Alexandra Bell
Chief Financial Officer2.4yrsAU$1.68m0.0085%
A$ 439.6k
Victor Rodriguez
Chief Executive of Funds Management8.1yrsAU$1.71m0.015%
A$ 764.2k
Anton Kapel
Chief Executive of Life & Solutions4.2yrsAU$1.74m0.0044%
A$ 229.7k
Mark Chen
General Manager of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Felicity Goodwin
Head of Public Affairsno datano datano data
Louise Roche
Chief Human Resources Officer3.3yrsno datano data
Trent Alston
Head of Propertyno datano datano data
Stuart Kingham
Chief Commercial Officer3.3yrsno datano data
Christopher Plater
Chief Risk Officer3.8yrsAU$1.03mno data
Paul Marriage
Acting Head of Corporate Affairs & Advocacyno datano datano data
Rhiannon Hornsey
Chief of Staffno datano datano data
3.3yrs
Average Tenure

Experienced Management: CGF's management team is considered experienced (3.3 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Nicolas Hamilton
MD, CEO & Director3.3yrsAU$3.58m0.059%
A$ 3.0m
John Green
Independent Non-Executive Director7.4yrsAU$291.17k0.0033%
A$ 171.6k
Duncan West
Independent Non-Executive Chairman6.7yrsAU$450.00k0.011%
A$ 548.5k
Melanie Victoria Willis
Independent Non-Executive Director7.4yrsAU$288.74k0.023%
A$ 1.2m
Lisa Gray
Independent Non-Executive Director1.5yrsAU$148.03k0.0024%
A$ 123.9k
JoAnne Stephenson
Independent Non-Executive Director12.6yrsAU$306.33k0.0039%
A$ 200.6k
Hiroyuki Iioka
Alternate Non-Executive Director5.4yrsno datano data
Heather Smith
Independent Non-Executive Director4.3yrsAU$276.52k0.0042%
A$ 216.2k
6.0yrs
Average Tenure
59yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: CGF's board of directors are considered experienced (6 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/27 13:16
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/27 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/06/30

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Challenger Limited is covered by 31 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Anthony HooANZ Equities Pty Limited
Brett Le MesurierAxiome Equities
Andrew AdamsBarrenjoey Markets Pty Limited