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deVere Group raises alarm over ‘head in the sand’ attitude to pensions

16 May 2012

Only 14 per cent of 40-60 years olds in South Africa feel confident that they will be financially secure in retirement, a new study by the deVere Group has found.

Absa welcomes plans to promote retirement savings

16 May 2012

Absa, South Africa’s largest retail bank by customer numbers, has welcomed the labour department’s plans to promote retirement savings amongst vulnerable workers. Johan Gouws, Executive Director at Absa Investments, says the move will allow more South Afr

British retirees pack pensions off to South Africa

30 March 2012

Fed-up with their pensions being “systemically raided” by the UK Government, a growing number of Britons are planning to up-sticks and move to Cape Town, taking their pensions with them, say personal finance analysts. For many British retirees, and for

Responsible investing toolkit for retirement fund trustees

28 March 2012

The majority of Southern African retirement funds will be well equipped to integrate environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) factors into their investment decisions within the next two years. The required training programmes and practica

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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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