Sino Booi, Product Management Lead at Momentum Savings The big question in South African retirement planning has long been whether you have enough. It is an important starting point,...
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Day 2 of Batseta’s Winter Conference: No bluff – The Regulators are all in on fund supervision
Nathalie Burrows, Editor at EBnet If Day One of the Batseta Winter Conference was about the power of small shifts to produce big outcomes, Day Two proved that the regulators are ready...
Affordability pressures reshape South Africa’s medical schemes industry
Paresh Prema, Branch Head: Technical and Actuarial Consulting Solutions at Alexforbes Health South Africa’s medical schemes industry remains under pressure from rising healthcare costs and...
Small shifts, high stakes: Day one of the Batseta Winter Conference sets the tone
Nathalie Burrows, Editor at EBnet In a venue synonymous with high stakes gambling, the retirement fund industry gathered to remind itself that the real game of chance lies not on the...
The art of private markets due diligence: Rigour, questions and judgement
Leon Greyling, COO of ICTS Partners Allocating to private markets requires a fundamentally different due diligence mindset than selecting traditional public-market managers. Public...
Markets at a glance: May 2026
Alan Wood, Head: Investment Consulting at Simeka Consultants and Actuaries For Simeka’s Markets at a Glance, showing performance statistics of the various indices to 31 May 2026, click...
Verification of fit and proper assessments for director appointments
Charles Young, Partner: Corporate/M&A, and Mili Soni, Consultant; at Bowmans The Institute of Directors South Africa (IODSA) and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) have released...
Planning has become more common, but confidence has weakened
Deane Moore, CEO of Just SA The 2026 results indicate that financial planning behaviour remains widespread. Around four in five respondents report actively setting financial goals – a...
Distilling the private credit debate down to practicalities – the interest rate tightrope
Kasief Isaacs, CEO of Creation Capital The Financial Stability Board's (FSB) May 2026 report on private credit vulnerabilities globally has added an authoritative voice to a debate...
The micro-loan is replacing the salary increase for many South Africans
Paul Yon, CEO of VCCB South Africa’s consumer credit boom has moved from big ticket borrowing to survival sized debt. Over the past two years, the number of personal loans opened has...
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