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What’s inside… FAnews Magazine August 2025

11 August 2025

The insurance and financial services industry never stands still, and if this edition is anything to go by, we’re in for a busy few months. There’s a strong theme running through our content this month: change. Mergers, evolving roles, shifting client expectations, changing products, new regulations… and yes, technology is everywhere. AI, data, smart prompts, chatbots… it’s exciting but also a lot to keep up with. That’s why we’ve made sure this edition brings you a mix of solid insights, opinions, and practical pieces - to help you make sense of it all, and maybe even help your clients do the same.

The scam after the scam. Are curators and liquidators cashing in too hard?

18 July 2025

If any of your clients got mired in the Mirror Trading International (MTI) saga, then it looks almost certain they will be walking away from its liquidation empty-handed. An article penned by Ciaran Ryan and published on Moneyweb.co.za estimates that just half of the R1.1 billion recovered on behalf of investors in 2021 now remains, with its largest creditor demanding ten times the remaining pile.

A blend of active management and economic forecasting

04 July 2025

Global financial markets seem disconnected from reality; at least, this is the sense your writer got when reviewing returns on major stock market indices in Africa, Europe and the United States (US) to end-June 2025. The world is awash with economic and political uncertainty, yet the JSE All Share Index was up 15%, the United Kingdom’s FTSE 100 6% stronger, and the US NASDAQ and S&P500 5% higher.

What’s inside… FAnews Magazine June 2025

05 June 2025

June marks the halfway point of a challenging year. While we hope for economic recovery, ongoing uncertainty, market struggles, and deteriorating infrastructure - especially in Gauteng - keep optimism in check. As one Uber driver joked, “We’re not driving on the left side of the road anymore - we’re driving on what’s left of it.”

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