by Nic | Apr 16, 2025 | News
The Road Accident Fund’s long-standing funding woes, compounded by a defiant board and new misconduct claims against its CEO, demand greater scrutiny. By Vernon Wessels South Africa is no stranger to state-owned enterprises hitting the wall. Eskom’s load-shedding,...
by Nic | Apr 16, 2025 | News
The tariff shock is a systemic shock to the global economy, say experts. The question is, how should pension funds that have to plan for the long term respond to these lurches? By Rob Rose It is almost as if the investment market, which underpins your pension, has...
by Nic | Feb 21, 2025 | News
A court ruling holding private company directors personally liable for unpaid pension contributions sends a clear message: non-compliance will not be tolerated from the C-suite By Rob Rose It’s no longer just inept municipal councillors in the firing line for...
by Nic | Feb 21, 2025 | News
The finance minister’s blocked VAT hike would have left SARB Governor Kganyago in a bind, complicating his efforts to control inflation By Vernon Wessels Either way, finance minister Enoch Godongwana’s budget speech last week would have been a historic moment in South...
by Nic | Feb 21, 2025 | Uncategorised, News
The government may now allow access to the savings pot in another major overhaul of South Africa’s retirement system. Amid surging savings withdrawals, critics warn it could jeopardise retirement security. By Rob Rose Hidden away on page 166 of the budget review, deep...
by Riana | Oct 19, 2024 | Uncategorised, News
By Rob Rose The buck stops with pension fund trustees when pension contributions vanish. That was the stern warning from Pension Fund Adjudicator Muvhango Lukhaimane at the Institute of Retirement Funds Africa conference in Cape Town earlier this month, in which she...
