The two-pot system is the latest milestone in retirement reforms that have taken place over the last decade. This new system is an exciting and significant enhancement to our retirement fund system. The two-pot system will increase retirement savings over the...
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Enhancing retirement fund governance: The case for certified retirement fund trustees™
In previous articles, we explored strategies to safeguard retirement funds against failure, drawing insights from corporate failures and independent non-executive (NED) remuneration practices to identify transferrable learnings for retirement funds. In this...
Investment Solutions by Alexforbes enters the R500 billion Discretionary Fund Management market
Alexforbes, South Africa's leading investments multi-manager, has announced its entrance into the R500 billion Discretionary Fund Management (DFM) market with the launch of 'Investment Solutions by Alexforbes'. Dawie de Villiers, CEO of Alexforbes, stated,...
Key trends that will lead to a mixed investment environment in 2024 and what this means for trustees
As South Africa prepares to celebrate three decades of democracy amid a potential election upset and shifting global political landscape, Alexforbes believes that there are windows of opportunity that fund managers can take advantage of to find value for their...
Alexforbes acquires digital investments platform from OUTsurance
Alexforbes, one of South Africa’s leading investment managers, has completed the acquisition of the OUTvest digital investments platform from OUTsurance to serve customers across a greater variety of investment needs. OUTvest is an award winning digital investments...
How health, wellness and financial wellbeing intersect in South Africa
Fazlin Swanepoel, Head of Alexforbes Health, Alexforbes‘Focusing on health, wellness and financial wellbeing is like our GPS through the twists and turns of progress,’ says Fazlin Swanepoel, head of Alexforbes Health. Health and wellness are more than just buzzwords;...
Duane Naicker
Head of Retirement Solutions and Business DevelopmentAlexForbes Duane Naicker has joined Alexforbes as its new head of retirement solutions and business development on 1 April 2023.Duane joins from Sygnia, where he was head of the Sygnia Umbrella Retirement Fund (June...
Taking a cue from corporates on how to safeguard and future-fit our retirement funds
Carina Wessels, Executive: Governance, Legal, Compliance and Sustainability, Alexforbes Taking a cue fromcorporates on how to safeguard and future-fit our retirement funds It has been a while since the King IV Report on Corporate Governance for South Africa...
Protecting members’ interests
Belinda Sullivan,Head of Corporate Consulting Strategy, Alexforbes Members of retirement funds have different needs, time horizons and options available to them to target their specific outcomes throughout their journey to and into retirement. Achieving a reasonable...