ASISA’s members united policyholders, beneficiaries, investors & heirs with unclaimed assets of R8.1bn last year. According to a recent ASISA news release, unclaimed assets of R17.1bn remain, but members will honour claims no […]
– Aims to build trust not expose hidden costs “Big financial services companies may soon need to find new ways to pad their earnings, as a new industry standard is threatening to expose […]
The Association for Savings and Investment South Africa (ASISA) recently released the Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) industry statistics for the quarter and year ended June 2018. The statistics show that the strong net inflows […]
Every year when I read these statistics, I wonder whether there is enough appreciation in government circles for the contribution made by the industry to alleviate the burden on the state. The 2017 […]
Rosemary Lightbody, Senior Policy Advisor at the Association for Savings and Investment South Africa (ASISA), recently provided insight into ASISA’s views on a number of important aspects concerning Twin Peaks. In an article […]
ASISA reports that, despite strong economic headwinds, South African life insurers honoured claims by policyholders and beneficiaries worth R458 billion in the year ended 30 June 2017. This represents a 9% increase in benefits paid, compared […]
The August ASISA Dispatches provided the following information on Living Annuities. The 2016 Living Annuities Survey statistics were finalised in August. The survey showed that living annuity policyholders withdrew on average 6.62% of […]
From the February 2014 edition of the Asisa’s Dispatches: A number of members and stakeholders have asked us to provide context to the announcement by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan as part of his […]
In response to our article of 25 June regarding the CoreData Research survey on Fees for Service, ASISA commented as follows: ASISA’s understanding of the pending Retail Distribution Review is that changes are […]
