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Australia's Challenger gets takeover bid from unit of Japan's Daiichi Life

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A unit of Japan's Daiichi Life submitted an indicative proposal to Australian investment manager Challenger to buy the more than 79% of Challenger shares it does not already own, Challenger said on ...

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