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Standard Bank’s unclaimed benefits initiative reunites clients with R100 million

08 October 2025

Standard Bank’s unclaimed benefits initiative has reached a major milestone, successfully reuniting clients with R100 million that was rightfully theirs, all in less than a year.

The retirement reality check: Why 'later' is now for younger South Africans

06 October 2025

It is said that success favours the focused and that retirement is not an age, but a mindset. This also rings true for retirement planning, when fear of complexity often leads to procrastination in younger generations.

Balancing access and preservation

06 October 2025

Common sense interventions in South Africa’s retirement saving landscape will fall flat unless all stakeholders commit to educating members about how and when to use them. The call is for advisers, employers, employee benefit consultants, fund administrators and retirement fund trustees to go above and beyond to ensure that savers are informed about the impact of, for example, accessing the savings component of the new two-pot solution.

A R7bn shortfall shakes trust in retirement funds

02 October 2025

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has again turned up the pressure on delinquent employers, publishing its fourth list of non-compliant companies under section 13A of the Pension Funds Act (PFA). The latest data set reveals that 15521 employers across 67 retirement funds are in arrears, with outstanding contributions to pension funds plus interest estimated at R7.29 billion as at March 2025.

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If you had to hazard a guess, when do you reckon the COFI Bill will be signed into law?

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2026, as promised 2027 looks more likely Impossible to say More consultation needed

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