Craig Comrie, CEO of Profmed For many South Africans, reviewing their medical aid has become an annual exercise in making the numbers work. As another year approaches, the question is...
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SARB’s balancing act goes beyond the latest inflation number
Francois du Plessis, CEO of CFI Financial Group South Africa On 23 September, Stats SA reported annual consumer inflation at 4.4% in August, up slightly from 4.3% in July. The same...
You can’t design the right benefits for problems you can’t see
Lushan Sundram, Senior Sales & Business Development Manager at Essential Employee Benefits Every year, Human Resource (HR) teams across South Africa enter the same employee...
Choice and flexibility in living annuities have not failed the silent majority
Johan Kriek is the founder of Quantum Leap, and will present the ASSA Convention poster Turning living annuities into living pensions, at this week's ASSA conference Choice and...
Complaints don’t end at the call centre
Ian Jacobsohn, Independent Contributor A customer complains through the call centre, email, WhatsApp, a branch or social media, and the instinct is to route it to whichever team...
Global economic and geopolitical shifts could strengthen Africa’s strategic position, says KPMG
Frank Blackmore, Lead Economist at KPMG The global economy is entering a period in which geopolitical fragmentation, energy security, technology investment and changing trade...
AI, FinTok, YouTube: Why access to information cannot replace access to advice
Anna Siwiak, Head: Product Development at Sanlam Umbrella Solutions; and Lize de la Harpe, Senior Legal Adviser at Sanlam #FinTok, the corner of TikTok where people swap money tips and...
Markets at a glance – September 2026
Alan Wood, Head: Investment Consulting at Simeka Consultants & Actuaries For Simeka’s full Markets at a Glance, showing performance statistics of the various indices to 30...
South Africa’s ETF market enters its next growth phase: The rise of AMETFs
Ben Meyer Managing Director, Prescient Capital Markets South Africa’s ETF market has entered a new phase of development. Since our last report, it has continued to broaden beyond its...
Fund rejects loan owing to borrower’s negative financial position
Lebogang Mogashoa, Pension Funds Adjudicator Borrowing against your pension to finance a home requires more than having sufficient retirement savings. Your monthly cash flow must be...
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