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Concourt upholds pension funds Adjudicator's ruling

04 August 2023

While even limited financial security is beyond the reach of many as they battle to eke out a living, others can plan for their future financial well-being with a pension, says Constitutional Court Judge Jody Kollapen.

Fund took the "back door" rather than investigate properly

03 July 2023

Rather than conducting a proper investigation to trace who should be allocated a death benefit, a retirement fund decided to go “through the back door” and allocate the benefit to the deceased’s estate.

PFA finds that fund had erred in using a benefit calculator

27 June 2023

A retirement fund’s decision to allocate a death benefit has been set aside by the Pension Funds Adjudicator because it had failed to conduct thorough investigations and instead relied on a calculator to tell them what to do.

Provident fund reprimanded for not ensuring employees contributions were paid

08 June 2023

A provident fund has been taken to task by the Pension Funds Adjudicator for failing in its duty to enforce a determination to ensure that the employer pays contributions timeously.

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