Alexforbes delivers continued growth

Johannesburg – 1 December 2025 – Alexforbes has delivered a strong set of interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2025, supported by growth across its corporate, investments, retail and growth markets segments.

Chief executive officer, Dawie de Villiers, commented, ‘We have brought stability and confidence to our clients by anchoring our propositions on the delivery of best advice. Our advice allays fears, creates clarity of thought and helps clients make better decisions. It’s the role that Alexforbes has played for 90 years and will continue to do so.’

Financial performance

• Operating income up 9% to R2 329 million
• Normalised profit from operations (before non-trading and capital items) up 18% to R446 million
• Headline earnings per share from total operations up 17% to 33.2 cents per share
• Total assets under management and administration closed at R696 billion, up 23% year-on-year
• R28.4 billion in institutional new business flows for the period
• Retail new business flows grew 33% to R15.6 billion
• Interim cash dividend declared of 24 cents per share, up 9%

Investment Destination

Alexforbes's position as an investment destination is gaining traction amongst clients, IFAs and the broader investment community. We are pleased to communicate that ABSIP (the Association of Black Securities and Investment Professionals) has recognised Alexforbes Investments as South Africa's Best Asset Consultant and Multi-manager at their Financial Services Symposium 2025.

Making a real-world impact

Alexforbes Impact Advisory (together with the Impact Academy) is shaping ESG and sustainability practices for retirement funds and corporates. The acquisition of the award-winning Paragon Impact platform strengthens our offering and creates new opportunities, including the launch of SDG Impact Awards and an associated impact ETF in the first half of 2026.

We continue to influence sustainability-focused regulatory reform through collaboration with the CIPC and dtic, following our inaugural national sustainability reporting survey. Alexforbes is strategically positioned to help clients transition to a sustainable future while benefiting from growing demand for simplified, expert-led solutions and advice to help navigate the complex and evolving sustainability landscape.

Enabling financial literacy for South Africa’s youth

To mark its 90-year milestone, the group launched Smart Money Moves for the Save Squad, a free e-book designed to build early money skills among children aged 7-9. De Villiers said, ‘This book is our 90th birthday present to all of South Africa’s parents, grandparents and teachers to help them connect children to the principles of financial literacy. We’ve taken inspiration from fables like The Tortoise and the Hare amongst many others to educate while entertaining. With the school holidays coming up, we thought that it’s a great time to get little kids to interact with lessons that can make a big difference over the next 90 years.’