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Law of Succession

Landmark ConCourt ruling redefines who qualifies for pension death benefits

Nicolette van Vuuren 18 Aug 2025

Financial Services

After 23 years, FSCA introduces groundbreaking changes for pension funds

Nicolette van Vuuren and Megan Wilkinson 11 Aug 2025

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Legislation & Regulation

Guide to the Cofi Bill for financial institutions

Webber Wentzel Financial Regulatory Practice Group 7 Aug 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

Legal maze of SA retirement ages: What employers need to know

Nicolette van Vuuren and Caitlin Leahy 6 May 2025

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Tax Law

Can Sars take your pension to settle tax debt?

Graeme Palmer 21 Oct 2024

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Labour Law

Can businesses recover stolen money from ex-employee pension funds?

Mtho Maphumulo 2 Oct 2024

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ESG & Sustainability

Data proves ESG strategies drive superior investment returns

19 Sep 2024

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Legislation & Regulation

Presidency signs Pension Funds Amendment Bill into law

22 Jul 2024

Legislation & Regulation

NCOP backs Pension Funds Amendment Bill

29 Apr 2024

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Finance

Two-pot retirement reform hits teething problems...again

Katja Hamilton 11 Mar 2024

Naheem Ebrahim Essop appointed deputy pension funds adjudicator

Taxation & Regulation

Naheem Ebrahim Essop appointed deputy pension funds adjudicator

28 Jul 2023

Taking flight: Checklist for SA fintechs eyeing global expansion

Technology

Taking flight: Checklist for SA fintechs eyeing global expansion

Christoff Pienaar, Safiyya Patel, Dawid de Villiers 28 Mar 2023

Taxation & Regulation

Asset managers have their answer: 45% of retirement funds can be invested offshore

6 Jul 2022

Taxation & Regulation

Demand for tax-efficient retirement and savings vehicles on the up

14 Jan 2022

#BizTrends2022: Potential for slow but steady recovery of construction sector in 2022

Trends

#BizTrends2022: Potential for slow but steady recovery of construction sector in 2022

Johan Gouws and Mohau Mphomela 5 Jan 2022

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Taxation & Regulation

SARs issues BGR 58 on retirement funds

Jenny Gordon 22 Nov 2021

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Finance

Pension surplus benefit ruling critical of interpretation

27 Sep 2021

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Law of Succession

Study questions whether pension laws are constitutional

26 Aug 2021

Victor Bucarizza, GIB Financial Services Limited

Markets & Investment

Pension-backed lending: The good, the bad, and the ugly

Victor Bucarizza 3 Aug 2021

Have your say on draft Regulation 28 amendment

Legislation & Regulation

Have your say on draft Regulation 28 amendment

9 Mar 2021

Changes to Regulation 28, a step in the right direction

Markets & Investment

Changes to Regulation 28, a step in the right direction

3 Mar 2021

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Budget Speech

#BudgetSpeech2021: Mboweni delivers a few glimmers of optimism, but there are risks

25 Feb 2021

What new tax rules mean for provident funds

Tax Law

What new tax rules mean for provident funds

Deirdre Phillips, Mogola Makola and Aneria Bouwer 17 Feb 2021

Adam Bennot. senior associate, Alternative Investment Services, RisCura.

Markets & Investment

Sustainability should be paramount in pension fund investment

Adam Bennot 9 Dec 2020

Magda Wierzycka, CEO, Sygnia Investments

Financial Services

Wierzycka tackles large asset managers on ETF roadblock

27 Nov 2020

Markets & Investment

Are prescribed assets bad for the country?

Ronald King 30 Oct 2020

Tanya van Lill, CEO, Savca

Taxation & Regulation

Why a simple Reg 28 amendment could fuel the SA economy

22 Oct 2020

Mica Townsend, business development manager at 10X Investments

Markets & Investment

DA proposal risks worsening pensions crisis

15 Oct 2020

How PAJA applies to Pension Funds Act decisions

Law of Succession

How PAJA applies to Pension Funds Act decisions

Amina Yuda 3 Mar 2020

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Biz Fin Focus

#BizFinFocus: Reassessing the state of retirement savings

Rowan Burger 18 Feb 2020

Distinguishing the line between employer and its employee retirement fund

Labour Law

Distinguishing the line between employer and its employee retirement fund

Bradley Workman-Davies 15 Oct 2019

How pension fund disputes could be caught in a loop

Corporate & Commercial Law

How pension fund disputes could be caught in a loop

7 Oct 2019

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Insurance & Actuarial

Pension fund members lose R800bn through bad governance

10 Sep 2019

Deirdre Phillips, partner at Bowmans

Insurance & Actuarial

Pension funds must check whether a dependant is still dependant before paying out

Deirdre Phillips 5 Jul 2019

Mike Abbott, wealth director, Sable International

Markets & Investment

Prescribed assets could trigger more investment outflows

22 May 2019

Petri Greeff, Riscura head of investment advisory and administration

Financial Services

Education and communication are key to understanding retirement default regulations

1 Mar 2019

Andrew Duvenage,managing director, NFB Private Wealth Management.

Budget Speech

#BudgetSpeech2019: Dear Mr Minister

Andrew Duvenage 19 Feb 2019

Eskom executive resigns with immediate effect

Labour Law

Eskom executive resigns with immediate effect

2 Mar 2018

Sean Maritz, former acting CEO: Eskom

Energy

Shaun Maritz resigns from Eskom, thus avoiding disciplinary hearing

Robert Laing 2 Mar 2018

Mineworkers Provident Fund fails in prescription plea, pays 10% penalty

Labour Law

Mineworkers Provident Fund fails in prescription plea, pays 10% penalty

6 Jun 2017

Trustees can override member's wishes on retirement death benefits

Financial Services

Trustees can override member's wishes on retirement death benefits

30 Jan 2017

World's largest crime zone... cyberspace

Cyber Law

World's largest crime zone... cyberspace

Simone Gill and Bilal Bokhari 18 May 2016

Investing offshore could offer better returns at lower risk

Markets & Investment

Investing offshore could offer better returns at lower risk

22 Jan 2016

Markets & Investment

Investors continue to save despite challenging economic environment

Carl Roothman 17 Nov 2015

Malcolm Gray, Non-executive Director at Standards & Legal

Environment & Natural Resources

Standards & Legal appoints former Investec global head of ESG

28 Oct 2015

Offshore investing is key in long-term diversification strategy

Markets & Investment

Offshore investing is key in long-term diversification strategy

10 Sep 2015