Newsletters 2024

January 2024

Brokers at risk - Featured Article - 15 January 2024
A year of renewed growth, collaboration, and continued resilience - 16 January 2024
Are you guessing at your 2024 asset allocation - 17 January 2024
Natural catastrophe losses expose protection gap - Straight Talk - 18 January 2024
Regulator launches R143 million penalty ‘strike’ - 22 January 2024
Changing advice models - 23 January 2024
Insurers expect ongoing mortality uncertainty - 25 January 2024
Crime rampant across insurance disciplines - 29 January 2024
Concerns about the future are indeed valid - 31 January 2024

February 2024

Advice in the age of critical infrastructure blackouts - 1 February 2024
Promising signs of softer insurance | reinsurance markets - Featured Article - 5 February 2024
Your advice clients face ‘stage eight’ income shedding - 6 February 2024
Not properly informed of the requirements of a policy - 7 February 2024
Rate cuts come to those who wait… - 8 February 2024
Six themes that dominate investment decision making - 12 February 2024
Opportunities amidst uncertainty - 13 February 2024
Gross negligence vs. negligence - 14 February 2024
CPI plus three may not be optimal post-retirement -15 February 2024
The uncomfortable realities of climate change and net-zero - 19 February 2024
Soft election budget could lead to five tough years - 20 February 2024
Pricing and affordability challenges - 21 February 2024
#BudgetSpeech2024… key takeaways and expert insights - 22 February 2024
Dynamic brokers will be rewarded - Featured Article - 26 February 2024
Be brave on China when others are fearful - 27 February 2024
Tackling challenges in South Africa - 28 February 2024
Economic woes leave financial advice pros feeling woozy - 29 February 2024

March 2024

Brokers sink their teeth into Africa, South Africa risks - 4 March 2024
Not quite R4.8 billion, but the FSCA has fining power too - 6 March 2024
A masterclass in budget commentary - 7 March 2024
Super profit weighted by soft underwriting margin - 11 March 2024
Concerns related to the discretionary nature of the indemnity products - 13 March 2024
Aargh. Not another mega-something trend - 14 March 2024|
Latest CIS stats affirm ‘time in the market’ paradigm - 18 March 2024
The complexities facing the reinsurance market in 2024 -19 March 2024
AI could scupper the best-laid TCF plans - 20 March 2024
You’ve got to love the SARB governor - 25 March 2024
Navigating your advice practice through a mega-threat decade - 26 March 2024
Through the uncharted waters of 2024 - 27 March 2024
Two ombud schemes to rule them all - 28 March 2024

April 2024

Brokers to encourage clients to ‘own’ their flood, hail and wildfire risks - 3 April 2024
The evolving landscape of insurance - 4 April 2024
AI in the wings as large managers go Level 1 on BEE - Featured Article - 9 April 2024
Turning personal accident into opportunity - 10 April 2024
Will SA’s healthcare overhaul fuel a surge in medical mistakes - 11 April 2024
Rest assured; your clients’ life policies will pay out - 15 April 2024
Tips for insuring ‘out of favour’ risks - 16 April 2024
Adapting to the changing risk landscape - 17 April 2024
Industrial, office and retail property ‘bulls’ betting on the Cape - 18 April 2024
How 41117 intermediaries grow a financial services brand - 22 April 2024
Claims, paybacks add R64.8 billion to SA economy over 13-years - 24 April 2024
The delicate dance between caution and optimism - 25 April 2024
Active management in the 3rd evolutionary phase of emerging markets - 29 April 2024
Is this health insurance mess a regulatory issue? - 30 April 2024

May 2024

A day to reflect on financial protection and stability - 2 May 2024
Get your slice of this untouched premium - 6 May 2024
Regulators to the left, regulators to the right… - 7 May 2024
Five thematic drivers to boost client returns - 8 May 2024
Proactive brokers can fill the R34 trillion insurance gap - 9 May 2024
Rate cuts look less likely as inflation remains sticky - 13 May 2024
Brokers urged to get their CPD ‘house’ in order - Featured Article - 14 May 2024
How divorce may impact occupational retirement fund savings - 15 May 2024
Fast-tracking vehicle hi-jacking and theft recoveries - 16 May 2024
The impact of SA’s Pension Funds Amendment Bill - 20 May 2024
Mega fire losses force insurers to rethink thatch risk - Straight Talk - 21 May 2024
The culture catalyst for advice-adviser and adviser-provider relationships - 22 May 2024
Insurers, reinsurers square up over billion dollar aircraft losses - 23 May 24
Forecasting 2024: regulatory changes - 27 May 2024
How self-help entered the SA equity debate - 28 May 2024
Do not get blamed for your client’s underinsurance woes - 30 May 2024

June 2024

Analysing SA’s progress toward FATF compliance - 3 June 2024
Dedication, hard work and planning key for advice, adviser success - 4 June 2024
Advice pioneers in the wild, wild AI world - 5 June 2024
Bottom-up builds better portfolios for your clients - 6 June 2024
Critical illness, death have no respect for age - 10 June 2024
Five mega-mind tools for insurance professionals - 12 June 2024
Secondary perils: a new challenge for the insurance industry - Featured Article - 13 June 2024
Insurance stakeholders collaborate to tackle rampant crime - 18 June 2024
What makes an advisory firm truly exceptional? - 19 June 2024
Brokers key to sustainable insurance - 20 June 2024
Advisers, planners should know their worth - 24 June 2024
Navigating the storms of the future - 25 June 2024
Advisers, advice practices could trip up over COFI licensing rules - 26 June 2024
Compliance about much more than dodging a FIC fine - 27 June 2024

July 2024

Financial advice trumps two-pots, every time - 1 July 2024
Revolutionising insurance: the power of digitisation - 2 July 2024
Reflections on contract works cover post the George collapse tragedy - 3 July 2024
Ombud stats lay bare complex insurance sector - 4 July 2024
Joint authorities lay down the law for insurer outsourcing - 8 July 2024
Culture and resilience stand out in 2024-25 risk assessment - 9 July 2024
Complaints are on the rise as policyholders battle exclusions and delays - 10 July 2024
Right versus wrong in ethical financial decision making - 11 July 2024
FSCA enforcement penalties eye R1 billion - 15 July 2024
The Two-Pot dilemma: balancing flexibility with financial stability - 17 July 2024
Dynamic duo serenades customers and insurers - 17 July 2024
Election season mayhem: securing business - 22 July 2024
Yet more two-pot essentials for advisers, clients - 23 July 2024
Introducing your clients to hedge fund thinking - 24 July 2024
Advisers key in improved retirement outcomes - 25 July 2024
Myth busting in the ethics, morality and values realm - 29 July 2024
What makes a successful transfer of wealth between generations? - 30 July 2024
Can the GNU fix inflation, interest rates and the rand? - 31 July 2024

August 2024

Insurers meet intermediaries meet NHI on the digital tech battlefield - 1 August 2024
AI is great; but collaboration and innovation still rule risk advice - 5 August 2024
Insurance CEOs challenged to rethink their risk-opportunity mindsets - 6 August 2024
Brokers and advisers are crucial for industry sustainability - 7 August 2024
Championing inclusivity and talent development - 8 August 2024
Compliance excellence demands 24-7 attention - 12 August 2024
Adding alpha by understanding your client’s money attitudes - 14 August 2024
Insurers challenged to shift focus from risk transfer to mitigation - 15 August 2024
SA well-positioned for financial advice excellence - 19 August 2024
The value of adviser relationships has never been higher - 20 August 2024
Control versus valuation in the financial adviser succession debate - 21 August 2024
Top facts about financial advice evolution - 22 August 2024
Financial advice, discipline key in the emerging two-pot paradigm - 26 August 2024
FSPs and compliance: key takeaways from Ombud rules - 27 August 2024
Is this GNU good for portfolio returns? - 28 August 2024
Mindset ‘shift’ key to unlocking value in financial advice practices - 29 August 2024

September 2024

Climate conundrum: is the industry ready for the storm? - 2 September 2024
The ongoing digital transformation of insurance broking - 4 September 2024
Succession lessons from financial practice experts - 5 September 2024
Catastrophe insurance: the collaborative advantage - 9 September 2024
Remuneration key to solving adviser retention - 10 September 2024
Tough underwriting pays off for insurer - 12 September 2024
Risk-adequate the new buzzword in global re/insurance - 16 September 2024
AI's impact on long-term retirement savings - 18 September 2024
Rising demand for kidnap and ransom cover amid increasing risks - 19 September 2024
Fund managers weigh in on offshore, onshore debate - 25 September 2024
Deepfake dilemmas: navigating this jungle - 26 September 2024
A three-way interplay to excel at financial advising - 30 September 2024

October 2024

ESG Barometer reveals major focus areas for SA, Kenyan firms - 1 October 2024
Insurance, technology a dual defence against cybercrime - Featured Article - 2 October 2024
FSP compliance: tackling FICA and KYC - 3 October 2024
Advisers offer independence, integrity and trust - 7 October 2024
How to tell your clients their motor premiums are going up 10x - Straight Talk - 8 October 2024
What’s inside… FAnews Magazine October 2024 - The Stage - 9 October 2024
The R298 billion proof of value for life insurance - 10 October 2024
Regulatory shifts impact default investing strategies - 14 October 2024
Ransomware racket - 15 October 2024
Short-term insurers go plus 50% on aggregate profits - 16 October 2024
Compliance obligations - 17 October 2024
Two-pots could cause a spike in pension fund disputes - 21 October 2024
Bridging the divide… before it’s too late - 22 October 2024
Six lessons in innovation from a financial services giant - Featured Article - 23 October 2024
AI plus clever partnerships make for intermediary excellence - 24 October 2024
Ombud report shows financial advice complaint trends in the industry - 28 October 2024
Brokers, insurers powerless to solve contract uncertainty - 29 October 2024
Experience, mentorship to fix SA’s advice gap - 30 October 2024
Getting on the naughty list is way easier than getting removed - 31 October 2024

November 2024

The ethics of letting algorithms decide insurance claims - 4 November 2024
Can your clients bank on the ‘safe as houses’ catch-phrase? - 7 November 2024
Advisers, brokers face high levies in 2025-26 - 12 November 2024
Advisers, brokers have limited options in war against insurance fraud - 13 November 2024
How advisers and active managers respond to concentration risk - 14 November 2024
Turning the page on traditional financial planning - 18 November 2024
Advisers, fund managers seek balance between human insight and AI innovation - 19 November 2024
South Africa's new disclosure laws: a step forward or regulatory chaos? - 20 November 2024
The future is now, adopt tech or bow out - 21 November 2024
Seven key insights from SA’s non-life brokers - Featured Article - 25 November 2024
Planning for prosperity - 26 November 2024
Change or transform: How brokers respond to poly-crisis disruption - 27 November 2024
Modern portfolio construction tools fit for adviser, client needs - 28 November 2024

December 2024

Defensive strategies to navigate your clients through volatile markets - 2 December 2024
Protecting your clients in the age of generative AI and deepfakes - 3 December 2024
Do mega mergers make sense in SA’s dwindling domestic market? - 4 December 2024
Brokers, scheme members face tough questions as NHI looms - 5 December 2024
Regulator confronts savings pot challenges and legacy pension fund issues - 9 December 2024
Compliance: when ‘good enough’ is so last year - 10 December 2024
Safeguarding clients and their businesses in the face of uncertainty - 11 December 2024