Retirement fund fees: Is cheaper really better?
The developing FSCA value-for-money approach puts costs alongside investment performance, service quality, governance, and member outcomes.
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Women are managing more money as global fund-management progress slips
The 2026 Alpha Female Report records the first fall in female representation among active fund managers in eight years, while assets managed by women and mixed-gender teams continue to grow.
Sanlam bets on banking to deepen customer ties
A new GoTyme-powered banking service is part of a broader strategy to build closer customer relationships, even as investment in future growth weighs on earnings.
Responsible investment: South Africa has the policies, but can it prove they work?
Most asset owners say they are responsible investors, but 43% have no independent way to assess whether their managers are delivering on their ESG commitments.
Alexforbes delivers record assets as underlying profit jumps 22%
Despite a decline in headline earnings, Alexforbes delivered strong underlying growth, with record assets, rising retail inflows, and expanding umbrella fund assets.
Sanlam partnership helps Ninety One grow to record AUM
The completed transaction added scale, while a recovery in client demand pushed the asset manager back into net positive flows after last year’s outflows.
Risk-off turn dents Coronation’s closing assets
The company said its closing assets dipped by 2% at the end of March even as average AUM rose by 15% over the half-year.
State Street and Ninety One partner in active ETF push
The tie-up will begin with global equity and emerging market ETFs and is designed to widen access to active strategies across international markets.
Sanlam’s business engines: a look at the group’s 2025 performance
A breakdown of the results shows how the group’s main business clusters performed as it continues repositioning for growth across South Africa, Africa, and India.
Ninety One flags shift from US dominance to broader opportunity sets
John Stopford says future market returns may be shaped by different forces than those of the past decade, with implications for South African assets.
Investors may need to look harder for opportunities, says Morningstar
As optimism rises and valuations stretch, there is a shift from broad exposure to disciplined, valuation-driven analysis.
How advisers can prevent ‘fight or flight’ from destroying returns
Morningstar’s Investment Outlook for 2026 highlights trends in the US and domestic equity markets that it believes advisers and investors should watch.
Coronation grows AUM 14% as outperformance trumps local headwinds
The asset manager lifted revenue by 10%, but headline EPS declined year-on-year once the prior period’s R561m SARS tax recovery fell away.
Sanlam Collective Investments hit with R10.6m FIC Act penalty
Despite the FSCA’s findings of RMCP gaps, SCI confirms that client funds remain secure and no money laundering or terrorist financing was detected.
Sanlam’s new business up 7% as insurance and inflows offset flat life sales
The net result from financial services grew by 20% to about R8.08bn, with general insurance the standout in the six months to the end of June.
Sanlam partners with Ninety One in R400 billion asset deal
Ninety One will acquire Sanlam Investment Management and oversee investment management for Sanlam Investments UK.
Strong life insurance sales drive Sanlam’s 14% interim profit growth
Sanlam gained market share in individual underwritten life insurance, supported by strong single-premium growth and stable persistency in the affluent segment.
