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Video Interview: Should the two-pot system result in new investment strategies?

Watch: MBSE launches RE training for FAIS representatives

Watch: FPI Financial Planner of the Year on key issues shaping the financial landscape

Animated video explains the two-pot retirement system

NCA Credit providers’ FICA obligations

NCR Desktop Audits

Is South Africa on track to getting off the grey list?

Looking back at this year’s FPI Professional’s Convention

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Webinars on how to investigate misconduct and address poor performance

CIS industry sees R42.3bn in net inflows as investor confidence rebounds

Assets under management grew to a R3.8 trillion, up 13.7% year-on-year, supported by strong equity market performance.

Treasury proposes new framework to regulate hedge funds outside CIS

The proposal is for hedge funds to be subject to a different tax regime, potentially removing the ‘revenue versus capital distinction’ that causes tax uncertainty.

Unit trust outflows hit R6bn, but market performance pushes AUM higher

Jittery investors continue to forego the benefits of remaining invested in equity portfolios over the long term.

Investors reap the rewards of staying the course in (global) equities

Excluding reinvestments, the local CIS industry experienced net outflows in the year and the quarter to the end of March 2024.

Assets held by collective investment schemes reach new record high

ASISA attributes the growth to market performance and net inflows of R110 billion over the 12 months to the end of December 2023.

FSCA publishes extensive draft Conduct Standard for CIS managers

Implementing the draft Conduct Standard will have cost implications for CIS managers – some of which may be substantial, particularly for smaller managers.

CIS industry sees record annual inflow over past 12 months

Despite net inflows in the first quarter of this year tapering off from last year’s high levels, the total annual net inflows of R203.83 billion are the highest ever achieved by the local […]

Not fake news – Local CIS industry records historic net inflows in 2nd quarter

Undeterred by the Covid-19 induced market volatility, investors committed R88 billion in net inflows to local Collective Investment Scheme (CIS) portfolios during the second quarter of this year. According to the Association for […]

ASISA quarterly stats – Local CIS portfolios favour interest bearing portfolios

The Association for Savings and Investment South Africa (ASISA) recently released the Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) industry statistics for the quarter and year ended March 2020. The CIS industry reported net inflows of R23 billion […]

FSCA Expectations of CIS managers during COVID-19

The FSCA published Communication 23 of 2020 (CIS) recently to acknowledge the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic on collective investment schemes and their investors. The focus of the communication is specifically to […]

Local CIS investors cautious – Opting for interest over equities

The local Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) industry completed the second quarter of this year with assets under management of R2.4 trillion, spread across 1 607 portfolios. Almost half of these assets were held in South […]

Local CIS investors cautious – Opting for interest over equities

Strong CIS inflows – Industry stats show high positive trend

The local Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) industry reported strong net inflows of R52.8 billion in the first quarter of this year, the third highest quarterly net inflows recorded in five years. This is […]

Strong CIS inflows – Industry stats show high positive trend

Annual CIS stats – Industry shoulders tough markets and attracts net inflow of R93.5 bn

The local Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) industry attracted net inflows of R93.5 billion in 2018, ending the year with assets under management of R2.24 trillion. The annual CIS industry statistics for 2018 was released by […]