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IRFA announces its Best Practices Industry Awards Winners

04 August 2020 Institute of Retirement Funds Africa (IRFA)

An online gala event was held on the 30th July 2020 by the Institute of Retirement Funds Africa (IRFA) to acknowledge the excellence reflected in the African Retirement Sector.

In opening the event the IRFA President Enos Ngutshane welcomed participants saying “ our awards are being presented today in this format as COVID-19 has changed our engagement platforms for the foreseeable future - we certainly did not want to wait to acknowledge the excellence reflected by our entrants in this year’s programme”.

The awards function, hosted by the Programme Champion and IRFA Vice-President Anthony Williams, can be viewed on YouTube here...

The 2020 winners of awards in the prestigious 33-year-old programme are:- 

CATEGORY

ENTRY TITLE

ENTRANT

Gold Standard Award

Together towards a better future

Transport Sector Retirement Fund

 

Enabling our Members

University of Johannesburg

 

Maintaining the Momentum

Kwa-Zulu Natal Joint Muncipal Pension/Provident Funds

Financial Management and Reporting

Member Orientated Financial Management and Reporting

Kwa-Zulu Natal Joint Municipal Pension/Provident Funds

 

Sound financial management through planning, organising, directing and controlling

National Fund for Municipal Workers

Governance

Promoting good governance through responsible and accountable management

National Fund for Municipal Workers

 

Excellence in Fund Governance

Fairheads Benefit Services (Pty) Ltd

 

Governance in the 21st century

Kwa-Zulu Natal Joint Municipal Pension/Provident Funds

Investment Practices

Committed to creating the platform and basis for sound investment decision making.

National Fund for Municipal Workers

 

Sharpening the Pencil

SABC Pension Fund

Transformation

Moving forward

Kwa-Zulu Natal Joint Municipal Pension/Provident Funds

 

Taking a new direction to achieve a higher level of transformation

National Fund for Municipal Workers

 

Stakeholder Engagement

Ask Pule

The Contract Cleaning National Provident Fund

 

Liberty CSUF - Engaging successfully with members in an Umbrella Fund format

inSite Education

 

Masking the panic

SABC Pension Fund

 

Responding to Covid-19

Transport Sector Retirement Fund

 

Engagement to improve lives

Transport Sector Retirement Fund

 

Sharpening the Pencil

SABC Pension Fund

 

What's your deal when it comes to retirement

Kwa-Zulu Natal Joint Municipal Pension/Provident Funds

 

Annual Fund communication and the reaction to  Covid-19

University of Johannesburg

 

#ISASANestEgg

ISASA Pension Scheme and Provident Fund

 

Applying information and initiative to ensure effective stakeholder communication and education

National Fund for Municipal Workers

 

Retirement in the new Decade

Kwa-Zulu Natal Joint Municipal Pension/Provident Funds

 

Member Communication and Education

Mineworkers Provident Fund

 

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