These are the questions trustees and fund fiduciaries need to be asking when building resilient investment strategies, according to M&G Investments Southern Africa #BatsetaWinterConferene2025

Delegates at Batseta’s Winter Conference 2025 answer what they think the most important ingredient is when it comes to AI in retirement funds.

Fun fact from Batseta’s Winter Conference 2025: From 2010 to 2020 the total volume of data worldwide increased from a mere 2 zettabytes pa to 64 zettabytes pa (1 zettabyte = 1 trillion gigabytes 😳) You can stop wondering why you feel info-overload!

Is it possible to successfully manage an active global equity portfolio from an emerging market like South Africa? STANLIB shares how at Batseta’s Winter Conference - by using technology like cloud computing

AI matters for retirement fund fiduciaries - STANLIB shares why at the Batseta Winter Conference

The Ed’s question: technology is developing quicker than legislation and regulation, who or what is protecting retirement fund members from any downsides experienced where AI or LLMs are designing investment portfolios or benefit structures? #batsetawinterconference2025

DEI is not diminishing despite what Trump says GEPF #BatsetaWinterConference2025

I’m not sure DEI and impact investing are the same thing. Open to your thoughts on this. #BatsetaWinterConference2025

A delegate in the Batseta Winter Conference 2025 raised to the Financial Sector Transformation Council panelist the issue of her kids having a vastly superior education to those of her nephews and nieces in rural areas. Her point: transformation is not needed, education is.

And that’s a wrap on Batseta’s Winter Conference 2025. Congrats to the team on a great conference. #BatsetaWinterConference2025

44% of retirement fund members access their savings pots for debt settlement, school fees and to support family members says Sanlam CEO - reflecting the financial reality of South Africans. #SanlamBenchmark2025 #AgeofConfidence

Do you agree with Netcare Limited’s CEO?

One of the global healthcare mega trends is sharing data to personalise patient care according to Netcare Limited’s CEO at Sanlam’s benchmark symposium. Do you feel that your healthcare provider treats you as an individual, with care?

What do employees want from their employee benefits packages? According to research shared at this years Sanlam’s Benchmark Symposium. And education is key to success

How many employees understand your EVP? #SanlamBenchmark2025

The SA Revenue Service commissioner, Edward Kieswetter, says the savings dilemma in SA is not education or collaboration, it is rather economic growth. An excellent panel discussion at Sanlam’s Benchmark Symposium. #SanlamBenchmark2025

Edward Kieswetter, the SA Revenue Service commissioner, confirms at the 2025 Sanlam benchmark symposium, that the total two-pot savings withdrawals to date amount to R57 billion, with R15 billion of this paid to tax. #twopot #retirement #SanlamBenchmarkSurvey

Digesting more than just great coffee. In 1996, 7% of the population was over the age of 60, today it’s 10% and by 2050 it is projected as 16%. A sharp demographic pivot in one generation. What does this mean for healthcare? Sanlam’s 2025 Benchmark #UniversalHealthCare

Here’s a thought suggested at Sanlam’s benchmark symposium: how about standard administrative forms (claim, beneficiary nominations, etc) across the benefits industry?

Unpacking impact investing with GEPF, Ninety One SA, Impact Investing SA, African Rainbow Capital and Sanlam. Making money and making an impact are not mutually exclusive, says ARC’s Portfolio Executive. #impactinvesting