by dev_admin | Feb 27, 2023 | February 2023 Budget Edition, News
As final legislative amendments for South Africa’s new two-pot retirement system are yet to be published, Richard Carter, head of Assurance at Allan Gray, looks at the challenges ahead. During February’s Budget speech, finance minister Enoch Godongwana confirmed that...
by dev_admin | Jan 24, 2023 | January 2023 Edition, News
Ashburton CEO Mduduzi Ndlovu has gone from a small house in Soweto to the apex of a multi-billion rand asset manager. But it hasn’t all been an easy ride. By Phakamisa Ndzamela Ashburton CEO Mduduzi Ndlovu — known as Duzi to his friends — argues that too often,...
by dev_admin | Jan 24, 2023 | January 2023 Edition, News
While the FSCA announcement on crypto is a welcome development, it is not enough to protect retirement funds tempted to invest in crypto assets before stricter regulations are in place. By Andile Makholwa South African authorities have taken the first major step...
by dev_admin | Jan 24, 2023 | January 2023 Edition, News
Local economic realities, from the Eskom disaster to massive youth unemployment, make the prospect of an ageing South African population daunting. If you think the hand-wringing of the elites in Davos each January is an entirely pointless exercise in hypocrisy, you’re...
by dev_admin | Jan 24, 2023 | January 2023 Edition, News
How do you answer the questions around ESG, especially in the South African context where some imperatives loom larger than others? By Phakamisa Ndzamela The commitment of retirement funds and their trustees to implementing ESG principles is under the spotlight, as...
by dev_admin | Nov 15, 2022 | November 2022 Edition, News
An increase in the number of complaints against pension fund administrators indicates service to contributors is not as it should be, reports the Pension Funds Adjudicator (PFA). Are retirement savers always getting the best service from their pension funds? Not...
