Retirement

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Denial and retirement savings insanity

23 September 2013 | General

Simon Pearse, CEO of Marriott, the Income Specialists, looks at the chasm between retirement needs and retirement provision and suggests how industry players can remain relevant in a changing regulatory environment.

Complaints of overregulation of financial services industry a tactic to distract from high fees

18 September 2013 | General

Complaints from South African financial services industry players about the amount of regulation in the industry is an attempt to deflect attention away from the most important challenge facing investors; which is high fees and not the cost of regulation.

Longevity risk: An extra decade in retirement means saving 50% more by age 65

04 September 2013 | General

“For each additional year you expect to live in retirement you need to accumulate approximately 5% more capital,” says Andrew Davison, Head of Institutional Asset Consulting at Acsis. That means if you exceed today’s average life expectancy by a decade, y

SA employers urged to change retirement savings pattern by championing employee budgeting programmes

04 September 2013 | General

South African households are not saving adequately for retirement because they do not have the financial know-how to plan and budget effectively. Addressing this has become a priority item on government’s agenda, who says South Africa’s employers have a s

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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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