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Old MutualSimple ways to strengthen employee retirement savings with Geraldine Fowler & Nyasha DhlembeuWe spend most of our waking lives at work, making the workplace the most powerful platform for fostering financial wellness. Without the employers’ facilitation or participation, our savings levels in South Africa would be far lower. So how can we make the most of this to improve employee outcomes on a large scale? In this episode of Big Business Insights, brought to you by Old Mutual Corporate, host Blessing Utete, Commercial Executive Head at Old Mutual Corporate, highlights the power of collaboration. He is joined by Geraldine Fowler, president of the Institute of Retirement Funds Africa and Mana...
2026-03-2533 min
Old MutualBig Business Insights: Using tech and talent to build adaptable organisations with Valter Adão & Dr Dieter VeldsmanAdaptability, fluency and flexibility. These are the essential skills of business leaders as they face the coming decade, in which 59% of workers will need to completely re-skill. This isn't just a challenge – it's a matter of survival, defined by rapid technological shifts and unique local complexities. In this episode of Big Business Insights, brought to you by Old Mutual Corporate, host Blessing Utete, the Commercial Executive Head at Old Mutual Corporate, asks how big businesses can thrive in the future, instead of scrambling to keep up. He is joined by Valter Adão, a TEDx Speake...
2026-03-1831 min
Old MutualBig Business Insights: The evolution and future of umbrella funds with Astrid Ludin & Michelle ActonThe number of registered retirement funds in South Africa has collapsed from almost 16 000 in 2000 to fewer than 5 000 in 2023. Currently, only around 870 of the registered funds are active. For companies, this is a chance to fundamentally redesign employee benefits to help deliver substantially better financial outcomes for their people.In this episode of Big Business Insights, brought to you by Old Mutual Corporate, host Blessing Utete, Commercial Executive Head at Old Mutual Corporate, discusses the opportunities of fund consolidation for employers. Joining us is Astrid Ludin, Deputy Commissioner at the Financial Sector Conduct Authority, with 15 years o...
2026-03-1134 min
Old MutualBig Business Insights: The neuroscience behind Two-Pot personas with Michelle Acton & Dr Charlene Heynes-NellFor many South Africans, life is a balancing act. The Competition Commission’s September 2025 Cost of Living report found that the average worker spends over 57% of their income on transport and electricity. It’s easy to see why financial planning and saving may feel like luxuries. The Two-Pot system has been a step in the right direction: it gives South Africans access to a portion of their savings in case of emergency, while preserving the retirement pot and thereby help South Africans save more. So, what have we learnt a year in? How can employers help improve preser...
2026-03-0432 min
Old MutualBig Business Insights: Retirement in an uncertain worldThe 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 Institute for Futures Research at Stellenbosch Business School, and Graeme Codrington, thought leader and founder of Futures Club, provide insights into the shifting retirement landscape. They examine t...
2025-03-1936 min
Old MutualBig Business Insights: Work, womanhood, and the way forwardThe 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 of RecruitMyMom, and Celiwe Ross, Director of Strategy, Sustainability, People, and Public Affairs at Old Mutual, delve deeper into...
2025-03-1135 min
Old MutualBig Business Insights: Why financial wellness programmes don't always workThis 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 make use of their workplace financial wellness programmes, even if they can clearly be used to their advantage? Can employee engagement with financial wellness programmes b...
2025-02-2536 min
Old MutualBig Business Insights: AI and the human touchThe 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 Vice President at the Infosys Knowledge Institute, to dive into AI’s role and the challenges it faces in understanding hum...
2025-02-1832 min
VUKA AFRICA BREAKFAST SHOW#Ezwenisakhile :Sibheka udaba oluthinta omama ababili abasola izibhedlela zase KZN ngokuduka kwezingane zabo ngesikhathi beyoteta. Odabeni lokuqala u-Nqobile Buthelezi wase Folweni eThekwini uthi wathola amaphepha amabili ayesho ukuthi utete amawele elomfana nelentombazane kodwa waphuma e-theatre nosana olulodwa olwentombazane kuphela. Wagcina engayitholanga incazelo egcwele ngokuthi kwenzakalani ngengane yomfana. Loludaba baze baludlulisela nasemaphoyiseni kodwa abalutholanga usizo. Odabeni lwesibili u- Zinhle Duma wase Molweni ePinetown uthi wayekhulelwe amawele kodwa wagcina ehambe nengane eyodwa yentombazane emva kokuthi udokotela ethe akayiboni ingane yesibili ngesikhathi emtetisa e-theatre. Sikhulumile noMnyango weZempilo eKZN bathi basaphenya. Sizophinde sikhulume nommeli ozosicebisa ngemigudu engathathwa izivakasheli zethu.#Ezwenisakhile :Sibheka udaba oluthinta omama ababili abasola izibhedlela zase KZN ngokuduka kwezingane zabo ngesikhathi beyoteta. Odabeni lokuqala u-Nqobile Buthelezi wase Folweni eThekwini uthi wathola amaphepha amabili ayesho ukuthi utete amawele elomfana nelentombazane kodwa waphuma e-theatre nosana olulodwa olwentombazane kuphela. Wagcina engayitholanga incazelo egcwele ngokuthi kwenzakalani ngengane yomfana. Loludaba baze baludlulisela nasemaphoyiseni kodwa abalutholanga usizo. Odabeni lwesibili u- Zinhle Duma wase Molweni ePinetown uthi wayekhulelwe amawele kodwa wagcina ehambe nengane eyodwa yentombazane emva kokuthi udokotela ethe akayiboni ingane yesibili ngesikhathi emtetisa e-theatre. Sikhulumile noMnyango weZempilo eKZN bathi basaphenya. Sizophinde sikhulume nommeli ozosicebisa ngemigudu engathathwa izivakasheli zethu.
2025-02-1828 min
Old MutualBig Business Insights: Retirement in a changing worldThe 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 retirement and financial planning together with Dr Bomikazi Zeka, Associate Professor in Finance and Financial Planning at the Uni...
2025-02-1133 min
Old MutualBig Business Insights: Leadership: How to balance authority and empathyLeadership 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 leadership’s role in fostering a psychologically safe workplace and addressing workplace bullying. Dr Ngao Motsei, an independent leadership consultant, outlines the legal fra...
2025-02-0435 min
Old MutualRisk benefit trends your business should watchA number of unexpected factors are shaping group risk insurance in our post-pandemic world – heightened awareness of what they’re getting amongst employees, flexible benefits structures and an entirely new definition of what it means to be ‘at work.’Join Big Business Insights podcast host Blessing Utete and Old Mutual’s Group Assurance Business Executive, Mariaan de Jongh, as they discuss these trends, how they are changing group benefits products and choices, and importantly, how it could influence your company’s employee value proposition in the future. You’ll gather insights on:Trends in group risk benef...
2024-01-2210 min
Old MutualThe signs that show financial worries are denting your workforceMany South African employees, across industries and income bands, are struggling financially. But just how much, and from an employer’s perspective, how much does it affect their work?In this episode of Big Business Insights, host Blessing Utete is joined by Dr. Frank Magwegwe to discuss the important subject of employee financial wellness. Dr Magwegwe, popularly knowns as Dr Mags, is a personal finance and employee financial wellness expert, a financial planning researcher, life planner, educator, and an academic, and passionate about this South African dilemma. Join Dr. Mags and Blessing as they discuss:T...
2023-11-0321 min
Old MutualShould the four-day workweek matter to your business?The four-day workweek has been a topic of discussion across the globe since the Covid-19 pandemic changed the way many businesses approached their way of working. This year, a number of companies in South Africa adopted the shorter week as a pilot project and reward-management experts at Remchannel did a countrywide survey among corporate employers to get insights into their thinking around a 32-hour workweek.Listen to this Big Business Insights podcast hosted by Blessing Utete, host and Managing Executive at Old Mutual Corporate Consultants in conversation with Remchannel’s Managing Director Designate, Lindiwe Sebesho, as they di...
2023-10-0419 min
Old MutualBig Business Insights: Everything you need to know about Two-PotThe proposed Two-Pot Retirement System could be implemented as soon as March 2024. Yet a lot of questions remain about how exactly the new system will work, how to prepare for it, and what it will mean for funds and their members.In this episode of our Big Business Insights podcast series, host and Managing Executive at Old Mutual Corporate Consultants Blessing Utete asks our Retirement Reform Executive Michelle Acton – who’s been closely involved with Treasury in the consultation process around the new system – all the important questions you need to know:What’s changing, what isn’t an...
2023-09-1225 min
Your "Sister in Law" PodcastOnline Safety for Children: A conversation w/ Edith UteteIn this episode, we welcome Edith Utete, a digital safety expert, to discuss the topic of online safety for kids. Edith shares her insights on the challenges of parenting in the digital age and how parents can make the internet a safer place for their kids.Key Points:The internet is a great resource for kids, but it can also be a dangerous place.Parents need to be aware of the risks that their kids face online and take steps to protect them.There are a number of things that parents can do to make the...
2023-06-1729 min
The Timer's PlaybookS03 Episode 32: Cyber - Smart Parenting with Edith UteteJoin us for a long-awaited conversation with the remarkable Edith Utete, where we dive deep into the realm of Cyber-Smart Parenting. As a Business Consultant, Child Online Protection and Digital Wellness Advocate, Attorney, and Author, Edith is on a mission to equip parents, churches, students, businesses, and tech users of all kinds with the tools to navigate the online world safely and responsibly.
In this thought-provoking episode, Edith sheds light on the importance of online safety and digital savviness, making these subjects relatable and human in the ever-evolving tech space. With her exceptional expertise, she empowers families...
2023-06-1451 min
IOL PodcastsPersonal Podcast Show with Ruan Jooste: Important insights into the new two-pot pension system draft legislationThe revised 2023 Draft Revenue Laws Amendment Bill was made available for public comment last week Friday. This was a significant step forward and brings much-needed clarity to several crucial grey areas, specifically concerning seeding and accessibility within the new regulatory framework of what is commonly referred to as the two-pot pension system. We have talked about this topic on this podcast extensively in the past.
Today, I have Blessing Utete, Managing Executive of Old Mutual Corporate Consultants as my guest to give us some insight on whether the updated regulations would allow the industry to be in a...
2023-06-1408 min
JW: Gbetakpɔxɔ (Esi Míesrɔ̃na) (wEW MP3)Àte Ŋu Akpɔ Dzidzɔ Ne Èle Wò Ŋutete Katã Wɔm Na Yehowa (June 13-19)wEW MP3 April 2022 - 03
2022-04-0100 min
MundofoníasMundofonías 2020 #40 | Cuba, China y Oceanía / Cuba, China and OceaniaComenzamos con los cubanos Vocal Sampling interpretando sones de su tierra y lanzándose también con tonadas chinas, lo cual hace que de repente nos teletransportemos a Yunnán, en China, para disfrutar con dos ejemplos de óperas populares. En el siguiente parpadeo aparecemos en el Pacífico y viajamos por sus diversas islas: Tonga, Tahití, las Cook o Papúa, explorando las grabaciones de David Fanshawe.
We start with the Cuban band Vocal Sampling, performing tunes from their country and also some Chinese ones. This makes us suddenly teleport to Yunnan, China, where we enjoy two pieces in the loc...
2020-05-2559 minMundofoníasMundofonías 2020 #40 | Cuba, China y Oceanía / Cuba, China and OceaniaComenzamos con los cubanos Vocal Sampling interpretando sones de su tierra y lanzándose también con tonadas chinas, lo cual hace que de repente nos teletransportemos a Yunnán, en China, para disfrutar con dos ejemplos de óperas populares. En el siguiente parpadeo aparecemos en el Pacífico y viajamos por sus diversas islas: Tonga, Tahití, las Cook o Papúa, explorando las grabaciones de David Fanshawe.
We start with the Cuban band Vocal Sampling, performing tunes from their country and also some Chinese ones. This makes us suddenly teleport to Yunnan, China, where we enjoy two pieces in the loc...
2020-05-2559 min