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Fund managers predict IFA consolidation and the rise of the DFM

06 March 2025

South Africa’s fund management landscape has undergone a remarkable transformation over the years, shaped by regulation, market dynamics, and the evolving needs of investors. One can follow its path from the wild-wild west of pre-1980s brokering, to the rise of indexation and unit trusts, to the advent of multi managers, to an era during which most asset managers and financial advisers were building portfolios on what you might call a core-satellite approach, to the multi-asset or balanced fund years, and finally, to the rise of discretionary fund managers (DFMs).

Risk, rates, and resilience: brokers and reinsurers brace for 2025

13 February 2025

Reinsurance pricing is at a crossroads in 2025, driven by major shifts in property casualty renewals, evolving market cycles, and the impact of events like the California wildfires. FAnews attended the recent AM Best reinsurance briefing to find out more about how the 1 January renewals played out and discover what brokers and insurers might expect from the June renewals.

What the Global Risk Report teaches brokers and risk managers

29 January 2025

Everyone’s favourite risk report is back, with the 20th edition of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Risk Report making its way into your writer’s inbox late last week. The report, as always, coincides with the popular WEF Annual Meeting held in Davos, Switzerland, 20-24 January 2025.

Is your financial advisory practice prepared for the future?

14 January 2025

As the financial advisory industry evolves, the need for robust succession planning has become more critical than ever. FAnews spoke to Laurence Muller, Masthead Finance Di-rector and Chief Operating Officer, who provides an in-depth analysis of the current trends, challenges, and best practices shaping succession planning within financial adviso-ry practices.

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Seven key insights from SA’s non-life brokers

25 November 2024

Six lessons in innovation from a financial services giant

23 October 2024

Insurance, technology a dual defence against cybercrime

02 October 2024

Control versus valuation in the financial adviser succession debate

21 August 2024

Health through the decades: Maximise each milestone

30 July 2024

Secondary perils: a new challenge for the insurance industry

13 June 2024

Brokers urged to get their CPD ‘house’ in order

14 May 2024

AI in the wings as large managers go Level 1 on BEE

09 April 2024

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