EBnet.Stream chats to Rodney Kekana, the Chair of the Private Security Sector Provident Fund (PSSPF) about their deliberate strategy to deal with employers who are in arrears with their retirement fund contributions. Rodney shares the practical lessons learnt and how to go about partnering to resolve what is becoming an increasing problem according to the FSCA’s latest name and shame list published.

EBnet.Stream catches up with Michelle Acton, Chief CustomerOfficer at Old Mutual Corporate, to unpack insights from their recent two-potresearch. The reality is that the conversation is moving on, and the industry’srole players need to evolve in line with these changes.

As Salt EB turns 70, Nazlie Seegers, Chief Experience Officer, reflects on evolutions in the retirements industry over the past 70 years and looks forward to the solutions that are possible in the coming 70. She shares their learnings on what the biggest challenges are to integration and coverage.

As AI tools increasingly churn out hyper-personalised investment strategies, a massive question is gripping South African investors: Do we still need human financial advisors, or is an algorithm far better placed to manage our money? This is the conversation EBnet has with Wayne Mostert, Managing Director at ASI Wealth.

EBnet.Stream surfaces the most important t’s and c’s of group benefits insurances for advisors and decision makers with Corinne da Silva, Executive Head of Risk at Jigsaw Financial Services. Don’t be left with a gap between what you’ve promised and what you’ve insured.

In this episode of EBnet.Stream we chat to Teri Solomon, Head of Claims Advocacy at Marsh, about what and who is covered by a retirement fund’s trustee fidelity policy. Is your fund covered if the trustees are negligent or dishonest or haven’t done training in a while? Does the definition of theft, fraud or negligence change under COFI? And what protection should management committees in umbrella funds insist on having?

Rules don’t panic when markets turn. Does this give rise to a new form of investing that sits somewhere between discretionary and passive investing? And how does AI factor into this conversation? These are some of the questions that Chetan Ramlall, Portfolio Manager at STANLIB, answers on EBnet’s latest episode of Industry Insights.

In this interview, John Anderson, Managing Executive atSanlam Corporate Investments, shares the latest evolutions in smoothed bonusportfolios and the role they play in preparing South Africans for retirement.

This interview features Uche Enemchukwu, CEO of Nelu, providing a high-level analysis of global pension systems and the critical importance of accessible benefits. The discussion moves beyond legislative compliance to focus on the systematic design and administration of funds that serve the best interests of members across different jurisdictions.

In this episode of Industry Insights, Nathalie discusses the biggest challenges facing retirement funds in South Africa right now, with Hazel Hopkins, Principal Consultant at Axiomatic Benefit Consultants. And how the issue of affordability versus adequacy may also present the biggest opportunity.