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Rate cuts put pressure on defined benefit pension funds

07 August 2012

While many South Africans may have welcomed the Reserve Bank’s recent 0.5% interest rate cut, the move does present significant challenges for Defined Benefit (DB) pension funds and their sponsors as the resulting higher inflation rates push up the costs

A comfortable retirement is within everyone’s reach

02 August 2012

Historically the Sanlam BENCHMARK Survey has focused on institutional investors and pension funds. This year however there is a very strong focus on the individual member and their experiences of pre- and post-retirement. This has allowed us to draw mean

Decline in bond yields drives decline in projected retirement benefits

01 August 2012

The Alexander Forbes Pensions Index has shown that members of Defined Contribution retirement funds are now projected to have significantly lower retirement benefits than what was expected at the start of 2002.

How tax changes affect your retirement planning

27 July 2012

In an article published in a financial magazine shortly after the delivery of the annual budget speech, a respected local economist made the comment “…essentially this was not a good budget for the saver…”. But is this really the case? Not necessarily, sa

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What do you believe will be the biggest challenge when the COFI framework is finally implemented?

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The cost and complexity of relicensing Demonstrating customer outcomes through data and reporting Embedding a customer-first culture across the business Aligning existing compliance frameworks with COFI requirements

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