EBnet's Industry Insights

The 2025 Profmed Stress Index reveals a marked shift in how South African professionals experience stress, from once-manageable, isolated pressures to a persistent, multi-layered reality. Financial strain, workplace culture, systemic pressures, and lifestyle challenges now intersect, compounding daily stress. Nearly a third of respondents report disrupted sleep and exercise patterns, while 44% say they feel overwhelmed despite using coping strategies. Alarmingly, many acknowledge the health impact of stress but delay seeking support due to cost, time constraints, or unsupportive work environments. EBnet.Stream unpacks these findings with Justine Lacy, Clinical Executive at Profmed and explores tips to manage your stress.

Don't count US markets out just yet. EBnet chats to GinsGlobal CEO, Anthony Ginsburg, about AI (and other) investment opportunities.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.

EBnet.Stream chats to Caroline Naylor-Renn to explore whether or not auto-enrolment is a viable solution to SA's savings crisis - and exploring if there are some lessons we can learn from its implementation in the UK pensions industry.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.

Do the current geopolitics flip the investment script? Does the narrative of high risk, high return still hold true? And does one investment outcome supercede any of the others? These are the questions Nathalie asks Peter Takaendesa, the Chief Investment Officer at Mergence Investment Managers.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.

Ninety One has just celebrated its first TFSA millionnaire. Paul Hutchinson shares how this investor did it, and how you can apply the same lessons to your savings.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.

Anne Cabot-Alletzhauser shares what she looks for in a financial planner and how she's just met the perfect one.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.

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.