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What’s inside… FAnews Magazine November 2025

12 November 2025 | The Stage

The year 2025 has been packed with shifts - some good, some challenging, and a lot that’s reshaping our industry for the better. New ideas have taken root, old paradigms are being questioned, and the landscape is transforming before our eyes. In this whirlwind of innovation and disruption, we're beginning to see a glimpse of the future that will define the years ahead.

Will gold’s pillars crumble as the herd stampedes in?

31 October 2025 | Straight Talk

A week or three ago your writer joined the herd trumpeting the virtues of bitcoin and gold, forgetting for a moment that the market noise is loudest before the fall. Need proof? Well, just days after penning the piece, the cryptocurrency had retreated about 14% from its record high, and the precious metal hit a speedbump too, shedding 8.5% from its ‘best ever’ level of USD4380 per ounce.

Smart investors bet on AI, Bitcoin and green energy for outsize returns

10 October 2025 | Straight Talk

If you or your clients are looking for the next big thing in financial market investing, then you could do worse than consider the potential from the beautiful ‘marriage’ of artificial intelligence (AI), Bitcoin and energy. This lead and the article that follows come with a triple disclaimer and a thank you. First, this is not financial advice; second, your writer has some exposure to the asset class being talked up; and third, the presenter being featured was sporting a Bitcoin shirt. As for the word of thanks, a quick shout-out to Alec Hogg and the Biznews.co.za team for making some of the content from their 2025 Investment Conference available online.

What’s inside… FAnews Magazine October 2025

09 October 2025 | The Stage

It’s hard to believe we’ve stepped into October already… we’re in the last stretch of 2025. October carries a powerful reminder: it’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. According to the National Cancer Registry, breast cancer is still the most common cancer among women in South Africa. Early response can make all the difference! In this edition, our lens is firmly on non-life insurance. The themes shaping the market right now are impossible to ignore: the rising cost of reinsurance, the reality of climate-related catastrophes, and the challenges posed by infrastructure failures.

quick poll

Question

If you had to hazard a guess, when do you reckon the COFI Bill will be signed into law?

Answer

2026, as promised 2027 looks more likely Impossible to say More consultation needed

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