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Old Mutual

Old Mutual

67 episodes

1 week ago

What can we learn from other countries who have successfully moved from poverty to prosperity? Evidence from 60 years of data across 160 countries suggests that nations with high savings rates enjoy stronger and more sustained growth. What can business leaders and decision-makers do to make this a reality for South Africa? Listen to this episode to find out. This MINDSPACE soundbite is inspired by the October edition of our MINDSPACE newsletter. If you’d like to subscribe, contact us at minds...

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What can we learn from other countries who have successfully moved from poverty to prosperity? Evidence from 60 years of data across 160 countries suggests that nations with high savings rates enjoy stronger and more sustained growth. What can business leaders and decision-makers do to make this a reality for South Africa? Listen to this episode to find out. This MINDSPACE soundbite is inspired by the October edition of our MINDSPACE newsletter. If you’d like to subscribe, contact us at minds...

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MINDSPACE soundbite – How saving more could save SA

What can we learn from other countries who have successfully moved from poverty to prosperity? Evidence from 60 years of data across 160 countries suggests that nations with high savings rates enjoy stronger and more sustained growth. What can business leaders and decision-makers do to make this a reality for South Africa? Listen to this episode to find out. This MINDSPACE soundbite is inspired by the October edition of our MINDSPACE newsletter. If you’d like to subscribe, contact us at minds...

1 week ago

6 minutes

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MINDSPACE soundbite – 3 key trends in employee benefits

Our retirement system has seen significant improvements over the past few decades. But the pace of change is likely to accelerate, not slow down. What three trends are going to shape the future of the retirement industry over the next 10 to 15 years? Join us for this MINDSPACE Soundbite as we discuss what innovation is needed to address the challenge of poor retirement outcomes for members, while remaining sensitive to their realities in the South African context. This MINDSPACE Soundbi...

4 weeks ago

8 minutes

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MINDSPACE soundbite – What we must do now to secure better retirement futures

What must South Africa do now to secure better retirement futures? A panel discussion sought to answer this question at the second annual Old Mutual Thought Leaders Forum in August 2025. In this special MINDSPACE Soundbite, we share the engaging dialogue and sound clips from the conversation. The panel comprised Astrid Ludin, Deputy Commissioner of the Financial Sector Conduct Authority; Chris Axelson, Deputy Director-General at the National Treasury; Shafeeq Abrahams, Chief Executive and P...

1 month ago

7 minutes

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MINDSPACE soundbite – What we learned at the 2025 Thought Leaders Forum

The industry is still buzzing with energy and ideas from the second annual Old Mutual Thought Leaders Forum, held on 12 August 2025. Listen to this special MINDSPACE Soundbite, which shares the engaging dialogue and diverse perspectives of the event. Our esteemed speakers and panellists included Professor Adrian Saville of GIBS; Paul Watson, Principal at PDW Advisory; Astrid Ludin, Deputy Commissioner of the Financial Sector Conduct Authority; Shafeeq Abrahams, Chief Executive and Prin...

2 months ago

11 minutes

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MINDSPACE soundbite – Is South Africa prioritising growth or geopolitics?

We’re navigating a new world trade order. The world’s geopolitical landscape is shifting beneath our feet, with new alliances forming and old powers jostling for influence. South Africa finds itself walking a tightrope. On one side, geopolitical alliances and ideological narratives. On the other, the urgent need for economic growth, job creation, and the upliftment of ordinary South Africans. So, where does our country stand in this emerging new world trade order? Join us for this MINDS...

4 months ago

6 minutes

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MINDSPACE soundbite – The answer to South Africa’s unemployment crisis

South Africa’s unemployment rate hovers above 30% – a staggering figure that demands urgent action. SMEs and startups are powerful engines for job creation, but only if they can grow and scale effectively. Our entrepreneurial ecosystem is gaining momentum, but we’re at a critical juncture. What can we learn from Europe and the US to help unlock our country’s potential? Join us for this MINDSPACE Soundbite as we discuss how we can better build an environment – through policies, finance and su...

5 months ago

6 minutes

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MINDSPACE soundbite – Can SA get by without foreign aid?

We’ve recently seen a shift in the global aid landscape. Some of the world’s largest economies are pulling back on international aid to prioritise their domestic concerns. This raises an important question for South Africa: How do we create self-sustainability beyond foreign aid? Join us for this MINDSPACE Soundbite as we discuss how we can better structure our economy to create sustainable progress rather than rely on short-term relief. Some of SA’s biggest challenges lie in infrastructure d...

6 months ago

7 minutes

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MINDSPACE Soundbite – Does hybrid work still work?

For decision-makers, the challenge is clear: finding the right balance between productivity, culture, employee engagement, recruitment, and retention. How does hybrid work fit into this picture? Join us for this MINDSPACE Soundbite as we discuss the findings of a global study, the 2024 HP Work Relationship Index, on what employees and employers value most in the workplace. You might be surprised to hear the results. We also ask what skills and tools the workforce will need to work alon...

7 months ago

7 minutes

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Big Business Insights: Retirement in an uncertain world

The post-COVID era has brought about significant changes in the workplace, introducing new work models, systems, and non-traditional income opportunities. This raises an important question: how will retirement look in a world where its traditional framework has evolved? This thought-provoking topic is the focus of this episode of the Big Business Insights podcast, hosted by Blessing Utete, Managing Executive at Old Mutual Corporate Consultants. Guests Doris Viljoen, Director of the Inst...

7 months ago

36 minutes

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Big Business Insights: Work, womanhood, and the way forward

The latest data from the World Economic Forum (WEF 2024) shows that women in 41 African countries earn, on average, 39% less than men and struggle to receive the same wage for the same job as their male colleagues. This season on the Big Business Insights podcast, we explore the evolving dynamics of the workplace, including the critical topic of gender equality. In this episode of Big Business Insights, host Blessing Utete, Managing Executive at Old Mutual Corporate, Phillipa Geard, founder o...

8 months ago

35 minutes

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MINDSPACE Soundbite – Failing forward

Silicon Valley is home to many of the world's largest tech companies, and thousands of startups. Why is it that this small area is a global epicentre for tech and innovation? The reason is that innovators and entrepreneurs there don’t seem to get discouraged when a pitch, a business plan, or an idea doesn’t work; they just go back and try again. Join us for this MINDSPACE Soundbite as we discuss how to foster an ethos of collaboration and encouragement in the workplace, so stakeholders ...

8 months ago

8 minutes

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Big Business Insights: Why financial wellness programmes don't always work

This episode of the Big Business Insights podcast discusses the shifting landscape of financial wellbeing in South African workplaces, particularly in the context of the country's retirement preparations and widespread financial literacy issues. Blessing Utete hosts a conversation with Fatima Vawda, a Director of the Association of Savings and Investments South Africa, and Mlamuli Mbambo, Managing Director of Money Fundi, financial educator, coach and author. Why do some employees not m...

8 months ago

36 minutes

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Big Business Insights: AI and the human touch

The growing presence of AI is multifaceted and impacts our lives in multiple ways. However, AI is not new and learning to grapple with this topic is important both now and for the future. This episode of the Big Business Insights podcast unpacks the profound impact of artificial intelligence on various industries. Host Blessing Utete, Managing Executive at Old Mutual Corporate Consultants, is joined by Antonia Bothner, Capital Markets Lead at Endeavor SA, and Samad Masood, Associate Vi...

8 months ago

32 minutes

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Big Business Insights: Retirement in a changing world

The changing landscape of employment demands creative financial solutions. Traditional nine-to-five desk jobs with financial benefits tied to a single employer are less common than they once were. Today, the rise of the gig economy and new work models, accelerated by the global pandemic, have reshaped how we work. We may even need to change the language we’ve used for years. In this episode of the Big Business Insights podcast, host Blessing Utete unpacks this evolving landscape of reti...

9 months ago

33 minutes

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Big Business Insights: Leadership: How to balance authority and empathy

Leadership and psychological safety in the workplace have garnered much attention in recent years. Workplaces are shifting and the way that people engage at work and the expectations they have are changing, too. There is a call for healthier leadership and for leaders who foster psychological safety. In this episode of the Old Mutual Corporate Big Business Insights podcast, host Blessing Utete, Managing Executive at Old Mutual Corporate Consultants, leads a discussion focussed on leade...

9 months ago

35 minutes

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Why employee wellness matters for the bottom line

In today’s labour market, what would you define as a ‘good’ job? To qualify, it needs to be meaningful to the company, and the person doing it. It seems some organisations – and their employees! – are still learning that a job should be more than X number of hours a day and Y deliverables at Z remuneration. Join us for this MINDSPACE Soundbite as we cover what holistic employee wellness looks like, how leaders can create environments conducive to wellness, and how this can benefit everyo...

11 months ago

5 minutes

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MINDSPACE Soundbite - What our retirement research revealed

When you talk to others about retirement, what do they think their sunset years will look like? Do they imagine travel, new hobbies, peace and relaxation? In these scenarios, they likely have the financial freedom to do all of the above. Unfortunately, the reality is usually quite different. So what can we do to bring South Africans closer to their goals after employment? Join us for this MINDSPACE Soundbite as we look at Two Pot claims numbers and the findings of our Retirement Reality surve...

11 months ago

5 minutes

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Bureau Impact - Part 1

In this episode Senzo Lubisi, Head of Collections and ECM Strategy at Old Mutual, explains how credit providers use credit bureau information to assess payment profile history, recent credit inquiries, fraud information, and affordability. This information is used in conjunction with internal data and bank statements to determine a customer's creditworthiness and ability to repay before approving credit applications. Senior Decision Analyst Consultant at Experian SA, Vusi January, addres...

12 months ago

18 minutes

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Bureau Impact - Part 2

Part 2In this episode Senzo Lubisi, Head of Collections and ECM Strategy at Old Mutual, explains how credit providers use credit bureau information to assess payment profile history, recent credit inquiries, fraud information, and affordability. This information is used in conjunction with internal data and bank statements to determine a customer's creditworthiness and ability to repay before approving credit applications. Senior Decision Analyst Consultant at Experian, Vusi January, add...

12 months ago

18 minutes

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MINDSPACE Soundbite – Insights from the Old Mutual Thought Leaders Forum

The 2024 Old Mutual Thought Leaders Forum took a deep look into retirement outcomes and their current state locally and internationally.In this MINDSPACE Soundbite, we recap some of the highlights of the event and the top insights from local and international guests on the world of retirement, but also beyond:How are South Africa’s retirement funds doing, and how can we improve the industry? What’s going on in the world of work, what do modern employees really want, and how can today’s l...

1 year ago

5 minutes