Research conducted by Hollard Life Solutions has identified that, despite the significant financial benefits offered by life cover, many South African consumers are underinsured, due to various reasons, such as cost concerns, lack of long-term planning, economic uncertainties, and a general mistrust of insurance providers.

With the benefit of hindsight, it appears increasingly likely that the Covid-19 pandemic marked an inflection point for both market structure and behaviour,” says Anet Ahern, CEO at PSG Asset Management who discusses the lessons learnt in the past and looks at finding opportunities in the road ahead.

Within this ever-changing world we are living in, investing offshore has shifted and transformed over the years, presenting opportunities to assist individuals with their offshore objectives.

Head of Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs at PSG Wealth, Ronald King, a question that he has been asked a lot lately is, how do rich people go about their money. What do they do differently, or have they simply inherited wealth?

Africa’s largest non-banking financial services group, Sanlam, has appointed Mariska Oosthuizen as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Oosthuizen’s appointment builds on the group’s already-strong female representation at an executive leadership level.

The fact that insurance fraud isn’t a victimless crime has been highlighted by the startling case of a 49-year-old woman in Mmabatho who was arrested a few weeks ago for the murder of family members, including her husband and three children, to cash out insurance policies.