Howard Gabriels, the Lead Ombud for the Credit Division at the NFO The National Financial Ombud (NFO) has reaffirmed its commitment to protect credit consumers from exploitation and...
Umbrella fund governance: A view on trustees
Sakkie Hurd, Independent Trustee and Principal Officer In the discission at the recent EBnet In the Moment webinar relating to the future of commercial umbrella funds, much had to be...
Assessing the impact of the new world of work on the stakeholders of business – positive or negative?
Dr Chris Blair, Group CFO of 21st Century “The South African workplace, like many others across the globe, has experienced significant changes in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic....
From the GFC to Trump’s tariffs: What lessons can retirees learn from crises?
Marc Lindley, Product Specialist at Ninety One Generating returns ahead of inflation is crucial for sustainability of income in retirement. However, it is widely accepted that returns...
A death benefit nomination form is only a guideline, rules PFA
Muvhango Lukhaimane, Pension Funds Adjudicator A death benefit nomination form is a guideline for a provident fund when distributing benefits, as the fund has the discretion to...
Highlights of the 2025 Pension Lawyers Association conference
Nathalie Burrows, Editor at EBnet I was privileged to attend this year’s PLA conference – where, once again, the conference committee was on point with thought-provoking and...
The role of empathetic leadership in creating a culture of psychological safety
Humsha Ramgobin, Group CHRO at Mediclinic Leaders set the tone for workplace culture. They influence performance, productivity, and profitability, and they shape the environment in...
The deluge and the delusions
Izak Odendaal, Chief Investment Strategist at Old Mutual Wealth “If it keeps on raining, levee's going to break If it keeps on raining, the levee's going to break When the levee...
Data breaches and data leaks – what SA businesses need to know
Nikita Naicker, PI Tech and Cyber Underwriter at SHA Risk Specialists With over 34.5 million breached accounts recorded in South Africa in the first quarter of 2024 alone, cyber...
Life annuity rates up 11% this year amidst Trump and GNU chaos
Deane Moore, CEO of Just SA Amidst the massive turmoil in local and global investment markets in the last week, there is good news for pensioners: life annuity rates are up 11% this...
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