by pension-admin | Jul 4, 2012 | Featured Articles, Financial planners, Pension funds
From day-to-day we all hear about pension funds and provident funds however, do we really know what these are and what the underlying fundamental differences are between them so that when deciding upon a retirement fund which one should be taken out? A pension fund...
by pension-admin | Mar 22, 2011 | Featured Articles, Pension funds, Statutory bodies
The stripping of surplus funds from a number of South Africa’s pension funds in the 1990’s started a storm that has taken up until now to sort out and has seen high profile businessmen receive suspended sentences and fines for their part in the surplus...
by pension-admin | Oct 3, 2010 | Featured Articles, Pension funds
When you consider your retirement funding and read the pension fund plan provided by the company you work for, you may be initially quite relieved to read that your retirement savings are designed to cover 80% of your salary at retirement. What you really need to look...
by pension-admin | Aug 14, 2010 | Pension funds
Possibly the last thing people consider when going through the emotional trauma of a divorce is how it will effect their retirement planning. The reality after recent legislation changes are that a non member ex spouse is able to enjoy the growth benefits and is...
by pension-admin | Jul 29, 2010 | Pension funds, Statutory bodies
There are various bodies that either govern the manner in which retirement and pension funds are administrated with the aim of protecting the contributions. These bodies are there to protect you as a contributor to a fund and to govern the manner in which fund...
