Kaizer Moyane set to lead ASISA as new CEO
Kaizer Moyane’s expertise in advancing strategic transformation aligns perfectly with ASISA’s focus, the association’s board says.
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Regulator pushes for stronger PAIA enforcement amid low compliance by public bodies
The Information Regulator’s upcoming guidance note clarifies that direct marketing via phone calls falls under POPIA’s consent requirements.
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Experts warn of financial literacy crisis, call for co-ordinated action
At the FSCA Financial Education Summit, industry leaders outlined the shortcomings of current financial education efforts and the need for a strategic overhaul.
Common reasons life insurers reject death benefit claims
Life insurers paid almost 96% of death and funeral benefit claims last year – with the total payout worth R39.9 billion.
How the process to make withdrawals from the savings ‘pot’ will work
Retirement fund members must ensure their fund has their correct details and they are registered as a taxpayer with SARS.
Expect ‘investment opportunities’ punted via social media and messaging apps to be scams
ASISA provides a list of tell-tale signs that someone is trying to defraud you.
Old Mutual’s chief executive is new ASISA chairman
Mahesh Cooper, Allan Gray’s chief operating officer, is appointed as deputy chairman.
Investors reap the rewards of staying the course in (global) equities
Excluding reinvestments, the local CIS industry experienced net outflows in the year and the quarter to the end of March 2024.
ASISA says its members are working flat out to be ready for ‘two pots’
DA MP takes Old Mutual to task for comments suggesting the 1 September implementation date ‘may slip’.
Rise in life policy uptake despite economic pressures
Lapses and surrenders fell slightly in 2023, while consumers purchased more risk and savings policies than they did in 2022.
Retail investors drive net inflows into hedge funds in 2023
Hedge funds saw robust inflows for the second consecutive year, according to recent data released by ASISA.
ASISA’s interim CEO’s focus is on people and potential for improvement
Adrian Burke, ASISA’s newly appointed acting chief executive, shares his approach and objectives during his tenure at the organisation.
Financial sector transformation: progress, but challenges remain
Life offices and asset managers exceed B-BBEE ownership targets, but face hurdles with employment equity targets, ASISA report finds.
Assets held by collective investment schemes reach new record high
ASISA attributes the growth to market performance and net inflows of R110 billion over the 12 months to the end of December 2023.
Adrian Burke takes the helm as acting chief executive of Asisa
Amid a leadership transition at the Association for Savings and Investment South Africa, veteran insurance industry figure Adrian Burke steps in as acting CEO.
Industry and organised labour respond to new proposed two-pot date
All stakeholders emphasise the need to finalise the amendments to the Income Tax Act and the Pension Funds Act.
Asisa’s chief executive leaves to ‘pursue other opportunities’
Busisa Jiya’s departure comes less than two years after his appointment.
Asisa statistics reveal the main source of insurance policy fraud
Sales fraud, where intermediaries write-up policies without clients’ knowledge to earn commission, constituted 57% of all fraud cases in 2022.
