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The Pressing Problem with Ponzi Schemes

The Pressing Problem with Ponzi Schemes

06 October 2025

As a certified financial planner, I am often faced with questions about new investments that promise high returns with low risk.

Trade Credit insurance: A critical safety net for South Africa’s businesses

Trade Credit insurance: A critical safety net for South Africa’s businesses

02 October 2025

When South Africa went into lockdown in 2020, few could predict the full economic fallout. Businesses shuttered, supply chains froze, and cash flow dried up. Yet, amid the turbulence, one industry quietly kept companies afloat: trade credit insurance.

Cyber, sanctions and war reshape insurance advice

Cyber, sanctions and war reshape insurance advice

01 October 2025

The impact of geopolitics on the South African insurance landscape is an excellent backdrop for a discussion on the interconnectedness of risk. It also set the scene for a recent thought leadership presentation to Insure Talk 56, under the title How global tensions reshape insurance and risk management.

Keeping the lights on: Eskom Chairman outlines road to sustainability

Keeping the lights on: Eskom Chairman outlines road to sustainability

30 September 2025

After years of rolling blackouts and public frustration, Eskom has turned a corner. Load shedding has dropped sharply – from 84 days in the first eight months of last year to just 17 in the same period this year – and the utility is now in a position of excess energy.

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Do optimistic investors make more money?

Do optimistic investors make more money?

29 September 2025
Rethinking Property: How GenZ is Reshaping the Home Ownership Dream

Rethinking Property: How GenZ is Reshaping the Home Ownership Dream

16 September 2025
How different minds build stronger businesses: Why neurodiversity is the competitive advantage hiding in plain sight

How different minds build stronger businesses: Why neurodiversity is the competitive advantage hiding in plain sight

15 September 2025
Leading SA's fixed income evolution

Leading SA's fixed income evolution

11 September 2025
Culture is the new currency for cross-generational SA businesses

Culture is the new currency for cross-generational SA businesses

10 September 2025
Retirement reform needs leadership to succeed, Forum warns

Retirement reform needs leadership to succeed, Forum warns

02 September 2025
Short-term Insurance: The Case for Consolidation

Short-term Insurance: The Case for Consolidation

27 August 2025
Shape your own financial success story

Shape your own financial success story

27 August 2025