Advisers should not get distracted by the wrong things - DFM CEO

Finfluencers, financial literacy and the future of advice

In this month’s Regulatory Rulebook episode, Citywire South Africa is joined by Koko Kubelo, Senior Manager in Market Research and Economic Analysis at the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), to unpack one of the biggest shifts shaping investor behaviour. Why is the FSCA studying finfluencers? Where is the line between financial education and regulated advice? How can consumers protect themselves from increasingly sophisticated online scams? And what role should financial advisers play in a digital world where credibility is often measured in likes and followers? Whether you’re a financial adviser, fund selector or simply interested in the future of investing, this is a conversation you won’t want to miss.

The Long Game: The risks nobody is pricing in

Professor Adrian Saville explains why unintended consequences may be investors’ greatest blind spot. Teaser: On this quarterly edition of The Long Game, part of Citywire South Africa’s Money, Markets and Masterminds podcast, Professor Adrian Saville, investment strategist and professor at GIBS, discusses why investors often focus on visible risks while ignoring the second-order consequences that can derail portfolios. From AI and SpaceX to passive investing and bonds, he explores the exposures markets may not be pricing in.

Why asset allocation still trumps market noise

In the latest DFM Discussion episode of Money, Markets and Masterminds, Citywire South Africa editor Ruan Jooste sits down with George Dell, executive director at MitonOptimal South Africa and chair of the FIA’s Discretionary Investments Committee, and Jacques de Kock, head of portfolio management at MitonOptimal South Africa. The trio unpack the challenges facing advisers and investors in an increasingly uncertain world, from market concentration and offshore opportunities to crypto, artificial intelligence and the evolution of the DFM industry. Despite the noise, De Kock argues that asset allocation remains the single biggest driver of long-term returns.

FSCA warns crypto licence is not a stamp of approval

In the latest episode of Regulatory Rulebook, part of Citywire South Africa Money, Markets and Masterminds podcast series, Diketso Mashigo, departmental head of licensing at the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), unpacks the regulator’s evolving approach to crypto asset service providers, why South Africa adopted an interim framework instead of waiting for perfect legislation, and how the FSCA is preparing for the next wave of risks around stablecoins, tokenisation, finfluencers, and digital asset innovation.

Why some DFMs may not survive South Africa’s outsourcing boom

South Africa’s DFM market is expanding quickly, but Glacier Invest’s head of Implemented Consulting at Glacier Invest, Rafiq Taylor says not every business will survive the next phase of growth. Speaking to Citywire South Africa on this month’s DFM Discussion, Taylor highlights growing pressure from fee compression, tighter margins and rising competition. The episode also covers governance, AI’s role in investing, and why hedge funds and private markets could offer major opportunities in the years ahead. Listen to the latest episode of Money, Markets, and Masterminds.