Today is 'World BackUp Day': 7 tips to avoid disaster People now create and generate over 1.8 zettabytes of data per year,¹ and nearly 21% of people have never backed up their data.² That's a...
Five ways we fool ourselves about money
We’re all good at fooling ourselves from time to time, especially when it comes to things that we think we can easily get away with, like skipping a session at the gym (under the guise that we’ll...
Increased foreign portfolio investment limits
Introduction The FSCA recently published Communication 8 of 2022, confirming the increase in the foreign portfolio investment limits as set out in Regulation 28 of the Pension Funds Act No.24 of...
A modern tech workforce is both locally and globally minded
Much like India positioned itself as global IT hub 20 years ago, South Africa has the same opportunity now – it is just matter of our commitment to create the supply of skills so we can meet the...
The economic cost of South Africa’s mental health crisis
Mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety cost the economy more than R200 billion through people missing work and presenteeism, a situation in which employees are at work but perform...
Alexforbes to focus on Insight, Advice and Impact
Johannesburg, 30 March 2022 – Alexander Forbes, Southern Africa’s leading employee benefits firm has unveiled a new vision, purpose and customer value proposition supported by a refreshed brand to...
Third-party risk tops the compliance watchlist
In the local spotlight, third-party risk is on the rise, notably and recently demonstrated by TransUnion South Africa falling victim to a criminal cyber hacking group. While details are unfolding on...
The democratisation of private assets: how will it work?
In the past, private assets - like private equity - have been accessible only to large institutional investors. But that’s changing. One of the main reasons private asset investment has been out of...
BrightRock’s needs-matched group risk product in action – certainty when members claim.
BrightRock’s needs-matched group risk product in action – certainty when members claim. Clyde Parsons, Actuarial Executive at BrightRock The last two years have been challenging for most people...
A – Z of safety in business
A – Z of safety in business Philippa Wild, Head of Commercial Lines at Santam As we begin to emerge from the pandemic, business owners are finding themselves having to adjust to a very different...
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