The shift from financial advising to impact
Employee benefits consultants and financial advisers share an enormous responsibility for helping millions of South Africans on their lifetime savings journeys. This sentiment emerged early on at the 2026 Sanlam Benchmark Survey hybrid launch, as Nick Binedell infused his opening address with retirement anecdotes. “I am in your client sector, and I spend a lot of time thinking about retirement,” said Binedell, the founding director and past dean of the Gordon Institute of Business Science.