
Momentum doubles down on IFAs – advice at the heart of its impact strategy
CEO Jeanette Marais says Momentum will ‘invest aggressively in advice’ in its effort to strengthen VNB and long-term competitiveness.

CEO Jeanette Marais says Momentum will ‘invest aggressively in advice’ in its effort to strengthen VNB and long-term competitiveness.

Despite a 20% drop in the value of new business, Momentum’s annuity earnings remain strong and underlying profitability resilient, lifting normalised headline earnings 41%.

PSG Financial Services posted a strong overall performance for the year, with a 24.7% increase in recurring headline earnings per share, driven by growth in PSG Insure, PSG Wealth, and PSG Asset Management.

Exceptional underwriting in Old Mutual Insure and a 37% jump in Investments drive overall strength, but Corporate’s life insurance sales slumped 42%.

Despite the wind-down of OUTsurance’s employee share ownership plan, CEO Marthinus Visser says the transition to a Customer Shareholding Plan will maintain employee motivation.

The group reported a 15.9% increase in assets under management to R435bn.