by pension-admin | Mar 7, 2011 | Featured Articles, Financial planners, Retirement planning
The relationship between costs charged by fund management companies are eroding your retirement savings returns and how the growth is reported to you as an investor are not necessarily a true reflection of the real returns you are receiving. Pension Fund and...
by pension-admin | Mar 1, 2011 | Featured Articles, Retirement planning
Reforms in the retirement Industry that we can expect to see in place by early 2012 are again in line with the governments plans to make as many lower income earners self sufficient in retirement as possible. The reforms announced by Finance Minister Gordhan offer...
by pension-admin | Feb 8, 2011 | Financial planners, Retirement Annuities, Unit Trust Investments
The decision of whether to invest in retirement Annuities or Unit trusts is a debate which has gained new ground since the proposed change to regulation 28 of the Pension Funds Act and revolves around tax benefits and the possibility of restricting investment types to...
by pension-admin | Feb 8, 2011 | Featured Articles, Pension funds, Retirement planning
When you retire or leave your current employer, you are faced with a number of retirement investment choices and depending on your financial position at the time of retirement differ quite significantly. You may wish to do some travelling, buy a boat or simply spend...
by pension-admin | Sep 14, 2010 | Featured Articles, Financial planners
In a recent survey of retired people it is clear that as much as 90% of people currently employed will not be able to retire comfortably. This is an alarming statistic which does not bode well for our government in the future where an ageing population will become...
