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Trustees: Choose wisely

14 June 2017

The Council of Retirement Funds of South Africa recently reflected on the fiduciary responsibility of pension funds and service providers in creating financial stability, transformation, consumer protection and financial inclusion in South Africa. This comes at a time of growing calls for radical economic transformation in all sectors of the economy, especially in financial services. How do pension fund trustees use their leverage to drive transformation, without compromising their core fiduciary duties?

Preserve your retirement savings

01 June 2017

Let’s say that Bob is starting in his first job and he plans to save R500 per month.

Lower inflation creates opportunities for retirement funds to earn low risk real returns using cash

29 May 2017

Inflation is back in the target range for the first time since August 2016. CPI for April came in at a lower than expected 5.3% and the outlook for a stable inflationary environment looks good. This creates an opportunity for retirement funds to increase their cash allocation to achieve meaningful inflation-beating returns and reduce risk in the process.

Junk status and your retirement fund savings: What steps should you be taking really?

22 May 2017

By now, almost every South African will be aware that two of the major international credit ratings agencies have downgraded South Africa, but many may be unsure about what to do with their investments, especially those in retirement funds where the investment decisions may be out of their hands.

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Do you think short-term insurance broking will survive the AI plus humanoid robotics age?

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Human first always Not a chance Possibly maybe Yes, but reimagined

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