Anna Siwiak, Head of Product Development at Sanlam Umbrella Solutions The 2026 National Budget speech marked 18 months since the implementation of the two-pot retirement system. After...
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Key takeaways from Day 1 at the PLA Conference
Nathalie Burrows, Editor at EBnet Day 1 of the 30th Annual Pension Lawyers Association (PLA) Conference at the Sandton Convention Centre demonstrated why this event remains the key...
Pre-SARB MPC Commentary: Albert Botha shares insights and outlook ahead of Thursday’s announcement
Albert Botha, Head of Fixed Income at Ashburton investments It is a tough week to be a central bank governor. Forces outside your control are conspiring to complicate your decisions,...
Two-pot withdrawals reveal a bigger financial protection gap
Nic Smit, Product and Pricing Executive at Bidvest Life The two-pot system is designed to give South Africans access to a limited lump sum from their retirement savings once a year, to...
A consensus to hold
Bianca Botes, Director at Citadel Global In a week that has been circled on calendars for months, the world’s four most closely watched central banks met in the same seven-day window...
The laws that protect you when you need credit
René Moonsamy, chairperson of the National Debt Counselling Association When applying for credit or repaying it, South Africans may assume lenders have the upper hand, but when dealing...
Highlights from Day 2 at the 2026 FSCA Conference
Nathalie Burrows, Editor at EBnet One of the common threads running through this year’s FSCA Conference was the concept of financial health – linking to the Authority’s intention for a...
Children at the heart of South Africa’s human rights promise
John Manyike, Head of Financial Education at Old Mutual This Human Rights Day, South Africans are called to reflect not only on the rights enshrined in the Constitution, but on how...
Low-income South Africans owe up to 8 times what they earn
Sebastien Alexanderson, Head of National Debt Advisors As of the 2025/26 financial year, debt levels among some South Africans have reached up to 28 times their monthly income,...
Data protection – recent developments and enforcement trends
Savanna Stephens Senior Associate; Tanya Chivaura Associate; and Claire Franklyn Consultant; at Bowmans Recently, there have been several notable developments in the data protection...
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