
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.

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.

Inflation has already erased recent gains, and higher fuel costs risk deepening the squeeze on household budgets.

Growth was led by investment and life business, with a continued shift towards capital-light solutions reducing short-term new business margins.

The group says the industry is moving towards customised solutions, prompting it to hand active management to Ninety One and focus on alternatives, distribution, and emerging markets.

The tie-up will begin with global equity and emerging market ETFs and is designed to widen access to active strategies across international markets.

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.

After attacks disrupted traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, crude prices spiked sharply – raising the prospect of higher fuel costs and renewed inflation pressure locally.

Discovery Invest’s 2026 outlook highlights improved domestic fundamentals, attractive relative valuations, and scope for rate easing.

John Stopford says future market returns may be shaped by different forces than those of the past decade, with implications for South African assets.

One fund provides a Regulation 28-friendly way to access a South African multi-asset income strategy, while the other is a rand feeder into a US dollar multi-asset income fund.

DTAs shape the taxation of lump sums and annuities. This is what financial advisers can do to preserve clients’ retirement benefits.

The SA Infrastructure Credit Fund has reached R2 billion in assets under management, with over 80% deployed into transport, energy, water, and digital projects.

Despite net outflows of £4.9bn, positive market and foreign exchange moves added £9.7bn to assets under management in the year to March 2025.

An inspection identified inadequate implementation of the RMCP and deficient customer due diligence processes.

An analysis of five retirement investment scenarios highlights how different responses to market crises can affect long-term outcomes.

Alexforbes’ latest annual Manager Watch Survey also shows the trend of increasing allocations to multi-managers.

Sanlam and Ninety One share key agreements, marking the next step in their strategic partnership.