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In South Africa you can’t talk economics without talking politics, and that’s why today’s episode of Power Plays & Pay Days is a must watch. Bheki (Frans Cronje Private Clients) is back from his studies in LA, and catches us up on the latest about the Iran war (winners and losers? Or winners and bigger winners?), politics around the world and here in SA, and what we can expect in petrol prices, inflation and interest rates over the coming months. He also updates on the latest polling numbers heading in to the November municipal elections. If you are stewarding assets for others or investing for yourself, it is an excellent overview of the current macro’s. (Cue in Izak Odendaal’s, Old Mutual Wealth, article.)

Stewarding investments for others is a key responsibility of trustees of retirement funds. In our 9am webinar this morning, we’ll be unpacking the case for independent trustees – as the industry consolidates into a handful of mega commercial umbrella funds, is the argument for independent decision making becoming stronger? Register here to join us for this conversation.

And along the lines of profit overrding process, Nerosha Maseti, Lead Ombud for Banking and Credit at the NFO, shares that 62% of complaints brought to the NFO are being upheld in favour of borrowers, with cases ranging from cars held without legal authority to disproportionate restructures, wrongful fraud listings and inflated bills after default.

So grab a coffee, hit play and think about who’s influencing your world today.

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