Nadine Mather, Partner, and Pascale Towers, Senior Associate, at Bowmans The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) Regulations have just received a facelift, with the...
Macroscope: Trade shock accelerates China’s strategic pivot
Iain Cunningham, Head of Multi-Asset Growth at Ninety One While markets fixate on the strategic policy pivot in the United States, few are paying attention to what’s unfolding within...
China: tailwinds persist despite trade turbulence
Brian Arcese, Portfolio Manager at Foord Asset Management The Chinese policy stance has turned meaningfully pro-growth. Since September 2024, the Chinese government has rolled out...
Under pressure: Navigating financial regulatory heat in South Africa in 2025
Anél De Meyer & Lerato Lamola, Partners at Webber Wentzel "Pressure pushing down on me, pressing down on you..." the iconic line from Bowie and Queen’s anthem feels prophetic for South...
Freedom month: NFO champions justice and fairness for credit consumers
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...
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