Trustees, administrators and lawyers are furiously scrambling to prepare for the system, which will give members access to their savings through a savings pot seeded with existing savings and topped up with one third of all future contributions
A quick industry read
A focus on rural development
Rural areas often face challenges in accessing essential goods and services, due to limited infrastructure and economic opportunities.
How China’s slowdown is whacking your investment
The FSCA has released new research into the cryptocurrency market in South Africa, and looks set to license its first group of operators in the next few months. What does this mean for your pension fund?
ANC spectre of prescribed assets lays bare policy contradictions
The flash point is the re-emergence of a plan that many thought had long been torched: prescribed assets. This is a policy that forces retirement funds to invest a percentage of their assets in a specified way, such as in state-owned entities such as Eskom, or in infrastructure projects.
The 28th Annual Pension Lawyers Association Conference
The FSCA has released new research into the cryptocurrency market in South Africa, and looks set to license its first group of operators in the next few months. What does this mean for your pension fund?
Crypto in your pension fund is a step closer
The FSCA has released new research into the cryptocurrency market in South Africa, and looks set to license its first group of operators in the next few months. What does this mean for your pension fund?
What the great bond revival means for your pension
The government’s medium-term budget policy statement, or “mini budget”, will be delivered on 1 November and all eyes are on how National Treasury will balance lower tax receipts with a staunch resistance to cut spending.
Relief, as two-pots set to shift to 2025
So, just as Today’s Trustee argued in our September to November edition, it has now become clear to policymakers that the new two-pot retirement systems isn’t doable by March next year. In October, National Treasury conceded as much in Parliament.
Soaring “margin of safety” in bonds boosts appeal
Higher yields boost returns prospects and offer a historically large cushion against potential losses.
