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Local CIS industry celebrates R4 trillion in assets under management

14 August 2025

The local Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) industry reached the R4 trillion milestone in the second quarter of this year, ending June 2025 with R4.16 trillion in assets under management.

Sunette Mulder, chief of staff at the Association for Savings and Investment South Africa (ASISA), says this was achieved on the back of robust growth delivered by South Africa’s equity market and healthy net inflows from investors.

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Life insurers settled 95.6% of all death claims in 2024

13 August 2025

Life insurance members of the Association for Savings and Investment South Africa (ASISA) settled 95.6% of death claims received in 2024, paying beneficiaries of life and funeral policies R39.5 billion in benefits. read more

Fraud and dishonesty worth R1.4 billion prevented by life insurers and investment companies in 2024

28 July 2025

Inflation has a key impact on economic and financial stability, and the proposal by the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) to lower the inflation target has merit, according to Gill Raine...read more

ASISA welcomes Allan Gray’s Mahesh Cooper as new Chairman

11 June 2025

The Association for Savings and Investment South Africa (ASISA) has welcomed Mahesh Cooper as the new Chairman of the ASISA Board of Directors.  read more

Local CIS industry attracts strong net inflows despite extreme market volatility

19 May 2025

Despite a turbulent start to the year for South African investors, the local Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) industry concluded the first quarter of 2025 with assets under management just shy of R4 trillion and the strongest net quarterly inflows in several years. read more

South Africa’s life insurers remain well-capitalised, able to withstand significant shocks

2 April 2025

South Africa’s long-term insurance industry concluded 2024 with assets under management of R4.5 trillion and a healthy solvency buffer of almost double the Prudential Authority’s Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR). read more

CIS investors not yet convinced of green shoots, shunning growth assets

4 March 2025

The local Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) industry ended 2024 with assets under management of R3.87 trillion. 
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2024 best year on record for SA hedge fund industry

4 March 2025

The South African hedge fund industry concluded 2024 on a high following record-breaking asset growth and double-digit net inflows for the first time. read more

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ASISA ESD

The ASISA ESD Fund publishes a Quarterly Update Report which showcases the ASISA ESD Fund’s quarterly highlights communicating key achievements and milestones

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ASISA Foundation

The ASISA Foundation publishes a quarterly newsletter to keep stakeholders close to various engagements as well as documents which provide some insights into the work of the ASISA Foundation and the consumer financial education landscape.

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ASISA Academy

The ASISA Academy publishes a monthly Newsflash which is a summary of the highlights from our courses over the past month