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04 Oct 2018

Are fees taking the bonus out of SA smooth bonus funds?

By Janice Roberts

Given the volatile nature of local markets in recent years, smooth bonus funds have increased in popularity among South Africans seeking a more stable ride to retirement. This most likely shows that South Africans, especially those who are most vulnerable, are opting for all the protection from market volatility that they can get.
02 Oct 2018

Gaining Momentum through Energised New Campaign

By Janice Roberts

Momentum has unveiled its new brand campaign, designed to engage with their market through a message which resonates with individuals and financial advisers alike.
20 Sep 2018

Give children the best possible critical illness cover

By Janice Roberts

By George Kolbe, Head of Marketing for Life Insurance, Momentum. When children are in desperate need of help because of a critical illness, parents will do everything in their power to source the best possible care for their children and cancer is no exception. Although cancer in children and teenagers are rare, statistics indicate that...
30 Aug 2018

Rainy day expenses a major distractor for women in the workplace

By Janice Roberts

Women are more worried about not having enough money when emergencies hit compared to their male counterparts – and this has a major impact on their productivity at work. “From our research, women are also more willing to save for emergencies than men” says Rigitte van Zyl, Head of Client Value Propositions at Momentum Corporate.
27 Aug 2018

Setting the bar for innovation in customer engagement

By Janice Roberts

On Saturday, 18 August, Momentum Corporate’s Smart Underwriting solution won the silver award at the Loeries. The award is in the Service Design category which was introduced in 2015 to recognise brands that engage their customers in an innovative way.
16 Aug 2018

Women need to plan better for their financial future

By Janice Roberts

Busy South African women juggling a myriad of responsibilities often fail to prioritise planning for their financial future. Katherine Barker, Head of Momentum FundsAtWork, says women face different financial risks to men and need to take ownership of their financial future. The right umbrella fund offers female members the flexibility they need to address their...
15 Aug 2018

The benefit of wellness programmes

By Janice Roberts

It’s abundantly clear from research by medical schemes such as Discovery and Momentum – the two medical aid schemes with the biggest wellness incentive programmes in Vitality (700 000 main members) and Multiply (154 181 main members) – that members engaging in some form of activity on a regular basis have lower medical claims on average compared...
02 Aug 2018

Improve retirement outcomes with high impact benefit counselling

By Janice Roberts

Benefit counselling can be instrumental in improving retirement outcomes by creating a better understanding of benefits and driving more informed decision-making. However, Katherine Barker, Head of Momentum FundsAtWork, believes that to achieve this, it’s key to look beyond legal compliance to the new Retirement Funds Default Regulations and focus on delivering benefit counselling that has...
26 Jul 2018

Knee-jerk decisions undermine employees’ retirement outcomes

By Janice Roberts

Retirement fund members invested in more aggressive portfolios delivering poor returns during certain market cycles may be tempted to make emotional, short-term decisions. Katherine Barker, Head of Momentum FundsAtWork, says financial advisers play a key role in helping members to avoid hasty portfolio changes that reduce the probability of reaching their long-term retirement goals.
25 Jul 2018

Medical aid market can be a ‘complicated space’ to navigate

By Janice Roberts

The GTC 2018 Medical Aid Survey (MAS) analyses and rates medical aid schemes according to a standardised comparison and ranks the choices available to members.
19 Jul 2018

Value-added benefits and services help employees save more

By Janice Roberts

Turbulent and tough economic conditions mean day-to-day expenses are competing even more aggressively with future savings. However, the right umbrella fund offers value-added benefits and services that help ‘stretch’ employees’ rands and create capacity for them to save more, according to Katherine Barker, Head of Momentum FundsAtWork.
05 Jul 2018

Facilitate the right choices today for better retirement outcomes tomorrow

By Janice Roberts

Partnering with the right umbrella fund can reduce the inherent conflict between saving for retirement and spending on more pressing day-to-day expenses. Katherine Barker, Head of Momentum FundsAtWork, says that this conflict, which inevitably impacts negatively on retirement outcomes, can be lessened by proactively encouraging certain pre-retirement behaviour.