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Risks, challenges and opportunities
Diminishing returns from systematically volatile markets
are PPSI’s biggest challenge at this time. While PPSI is
structurally well-equipped to deal with volatile markets,
prolonged negative returns will understandably dampen
investor confidence. Our challenge is to continuously
update members and advisers on market implications.
Another issue is the ageing adviser community, which
requires robust recruitment and education of new
advisory talent to keep the savings and investment
industry stable.
Changing regulation has opened the door to a more
integrated and productive working relationship with
the adviser community.
Prospects
Looking forward to 2019, we will further build
efficiencies on the new administration platform.
We are also bolstering awareness of the PPS Vested
Profit-Share Account, as it is becoming increasingly
popular for members using their vested values to
augment their retirement income. Many members are
finding it easier to maintain post-retirement healthcare
costs and short-term insurance premiums through their
PPS Vested Profit-Share Account.
PPS INVESTMENTS
KEY INDICATORS
2018
FIVE-YEAR REVIEW
PPS Investments offers
investment, retirement and
savings products to PPS
members.
Total assets
under administration
R31.4 billion
New business: flows R5.9 billion
2014
2018
2017
2016
2015
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
R’bn
2014
2018
2017
2016
2015
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R’bn
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