COMPOUNDING RETURNS – SEPTEMBER 2026

There’s a pattern running through this issue that only became obvious once we’d pulled it together: almost everything here is proof of what happens when a relationship is given time to compound.

The partnership with Sanlam Private Wealth is a powerful example of compounding returns in action. Having connected with the ASISA Academy for the first time last year, they recruited an unusually large cohort of IMACS@TSIBA students, extending the required four-month internship into 12-month fixed-term contracts and retaining 80% of them thereafter.

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OPENING DOORS – AUGUST 2026

August has been about transitions – from classroom to workplace, from programme to permanent role, from potential to opportunity realised.

Our 2025/26 IMACS@TSIBA cohort began their internships this month, stepping into host companies across the industry for four months of hands-on, practical experience. Meanwhile, the current Fezeka Graduate Programme cohort has just completed its 19-month journey, with several of our talented young women already securing roles at leading asset managers.

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GROWING OUR REACH - JULY 2026

As we step into the second half of 2026, our thoughts are already turning to 2027. This year has reinforced something for us – that our impact grows in direct proportion to the strength of our partnerships. The more ASISA members and industry stakeholders who work alongside us, the further our reach extends – into more graduate programmes, more in-house learning interventions, and more opportunities for people already working in the industry to sharpen their skills.

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PASSING IT ON – JUNE 2026

This month, we say a grateful farewell to Rodger Walters, who has stepped down from our Board, and welcome Sunette Mulder as his successor. The Academy’s work doesn’t pause, it simply gets carried forward by someone new.

We see the same thread running through so much of this edition. At Futuregrowth Asset Management, our partner spotlight this month, four ASISA Academy graduates are now doing the mentoring, training and space-making that someone once did for them.

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ASK ANYWAY – MAY 2026

In May, a small word came up repeatedly as we worked on this month’s Newsflash: ask. Ask for the bursary. Ask for the internship. Ask the industry for training. Ask a stranger in Berlin how he built his career.

It’s not a complicated idea, but it’s one that requires courage – and it runs through everything the ASISA Academy does. We ask companies to host interns. We ask graduates to raise their hands for demanding programmes. We ask industry partners to invest in young people they haven’t met yet. And more often than not, they say yes.

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ROOTS AND REACH – APRIL 2026

April has been a month of milestones – from training retirement fund trustees across the country to welcoming graduates into our industry, and celebrating graduate alumni who are now building real careers in the industry.

Underlying all of it is a single conviction: that rigorous, accessible education is the most reliable route to a stronger, more representative financial services sector.

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