Editor’s Thoughts.

A pensioner’s plea has laid bare the rot in fund governance. Pension Funds Adjudicator Lebogang Mogashoa has gone hammer and tongs for a pension fund for its shocking failure of governance: a death benefit claim submitted in August 2017 has remained unresolved for nearly nine years. 😧 This is not my wording, this is the first paragraph of his article in today’s news. It’s a stark warning to boards of trustees and joint forums about record keeping, accountability and the real cost of inaction.

Izak Odendaal (Old Mutual Wealth) walks us through South Africa’s messy macro moment: constitutional drama, record high real fuel prices and geopolitical risk on one side, but still independent courts, gradual reform and solid real yields on local assets on the other. 

When it comes to benefits, the 2025 Sanlam Benchmark Survey highlighted a critical need for holistic, integrated wellness strategies that address both financial and mental health to combat severe “under pressure” employee scenarios. To add colour to this conversation, at a recent webinar, the Workplace Wellness Association Southern Africa argued that “more wellness” isn’t the answer if it’s fragmented and leaderless. The shift now is from activities to integrated systems, backed by data and treated as a performance lever, not just a corporate perk. Check out today’s article giving you the highlights of that discussion.

And in asset management, Rabotho Mathekga (Novare) shows how consolidation is being driven less by ambition than by a shrinking savings pool. Scale may help firms survive, but without stronger economic growth, diversity and dynamism in the industry are at risk. Where does that leave decision makers?

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