EBnet's Industry Insights

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.

#Personalisation #Bespoke #InvestmentSolutions​Do we have a misery of choice when it comes to investments with more listed unit trusts than listed JSE stocks, or should we be offering trustees the ability to build bespoke solutions and customise arrangements for members? Most members just select the default offering in any case! EBnet.Stream chats to Preanka Naidoo from Sanlam Investments - Multi Manager about this conundrum – in the end we sort of agree to disagree. #Savings #FinancialConfidence #Investments

Lize de la Harpe, Senior Legal Advisor at Sanlam, shares the practical implications of the Ombud Council’s new rules for the Office of the Pension Funds Adjudicator that were announced in March 2026.

The facts around the growth of gambling in South Africa are undeniable. In the 2024/25 financial year, South Africans wagered about R1.5 trillion on gambling – that’s about 20% of GDP – and works out to R4billion gambled every day. EBnet.Stream chats to Salem Nyati from Momentum about this pandemic – why people are gambling money they don’t have (even their student bursaries) and what better options might be. #Savings #FinancialConfidence #Gambling

John Simpson, the FAIS Ombud, shares with the EBnet community the most common lessons that can be learnt from the cases in their new Complaints Archive – from what is a reasonable advisor and reasonable consumer, to PI cover, to the expected impact of COFI. When it comes to rendering financial advice, like John says, “It’s all fine until it’s not”. Subscribe to EBnet’s newsletter 👉 https://www.ebnet.co.za/subscribe/