NHI has noble intentions, but there have been some stumbling blocks. EBnet.Stream chats to Karin Mitchelmore, Executive Head of Healthcare Consulting at NMG, for the latest position on healthcare for all South Africans. For more great content like this, click Like and Subscribe and go to www.ebnet.co.za to subscribe to our daily newsletter that will keep you up-to-date on everything related to saving, retirement planning, your retirement fund and the latest political and economic status.

What are the most important factors to consider when choosing your medical aid plan? How do medical schemes set their premiums and benefits? And is the industry actively trying to manage the pricing? Yashtil Moodley, Chief Product Officer at Discovery Health shares insights.For more great content like this, click Like and Subscribe and go to www.ebnet.co.za to subscribe to our daily newsletter that will keep you up-to-date on everything related to saving, retirement planning, your retirement fund and the latest political and economic status.

Will management committees or joint forums in umbrella funds be considered Key Persons under COFI? And if yes, what are the implications of that? We discuss the potentially extended role and responsibilities of manco’s with Elio E’silva Product Head Alexforbes One & Direct Corporate Solutions, at Alexforbes.For more great content like this, click Like and Subscribe and go to www.ebnet.co.za to subscribe to our daily newsletter that will keep you up-to-date on everything related to saving, retirement planning, your retirement fund and the latest political and economic status.

Is your advisor independent? Or tied to a product house? Is this even important to know? EBnet.Stream discusses the pro’s and con’s of independent vs tied advice with Tishalan Pillay, Executive Director of Sales, Marketing and Distribution at ASI Financial Services.For more great content like this, click Like and Subscribe and go to www.ebnet.co.za to subscribe to our daily newsletter that will keep you up-to-date on everything related to saving, retirement planning, your retirement fund and the latest political and economic status.

In the month of love, Nicola Langridge, Wealth Manager at Private Client Holdings, and the 2025 FPI Financial Planner of the Year, shares the when and the what of important money conversations to have with your special someone. Your relationship may be exclusive, but are your finances?For more great content like this, click Like and Subscribe and go to www.ebnet.co.za to subscribe to our daily newsletter that will keep you up-to-date on everything related to saving, retirement planning, your retirement fund and the latest political and economic status.

Paul Nixon, Head of Behavioural Finance at Momentum, explains the findings of the 2025 Sci-Fi report. In a year where markets rewarded investors so handsomely, why were investors switching and what were the consequences, or behaviour tax, they paid? (Extreme gains are no longer reserved for the gym)

Many employers mistakenly think that once they have decided to “park” their company’s retirement fund into an umbrella fund, they have no further duties or responsibilities, and importantly liabilities. Niki Giles, Head of Strategy at Prescient Fund Services, shares why this thinking is flawed.

EBnet.Stream catches up with Siphamandla Buthelezi, COO and Head of Platforms at NMG Benefits to discuss the legislation that is impacting administrators now and in anticipation of COFI.

Johan Minnie, CEO of Consult by Momentum, unpacks his thinking behind his recent article “Wake up and smell the COFI”. Does COFI mean different things for tied agents vs independent financial advisors? And how does one “prove” conduct?

Conduct Standard 2 of 2025 for Pension Benefit Administrators introduces a number of changes to businesses that administer retirement funds. These changes dig deep into the culture of the organisation and broadly across all staff who touch members’ lives. Nazlie Seegers, Chief Experience Officer at Salt Employee Benefits, shares her expertise on where to focus your efforts.