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Pensions

An emergency budget needs bold decisions, including a bigger public sector
Opinion
/ 6 June 2020

An emergency budget needs bold decisions, including a bigger public sector

Choosing this path would create work for many while also building the infrastructure that the country needs

By Dominic Brown
Institute of Retirement Funds Africa’s (IRFA) conference
Article
/ 26 July 2019

Institute of Retirement Funds Africa’s (IRFA) conference

Influences that affect the retirement fund ecosystem will be in the spotlight

By Eamonn Ryan
The theme of the IRFA conference is ‘The Retirement Ecosystem: You Have The Power’
Article
/ 26 July 2019

The theme of the IRFA conference is ‘The Retirement Ecosystem: You Have The Power’

An ecosystem is a complex system of living organisms, their environment and all of their interrelationships in a particular unit of space

By Eamonn Ryan
Institute of Retirement Funds Africa’s (IRFA) conference
Article
/ 26 July 2019

Institute of Retirement Funds Africa’s (IRFA) conference

Influences that affect the retirement fund ecosystem will be in the spotlight

By Eamonn Ryan
Not on to use pensions to bail out state
Article
/ 18 January 2019

Not on to use pensions to bail out state

The suggestion in the ANC’s election manifesto on prescribed assets has drawn fire

By Lynley Donnelly
The future must change for women
Article
/ 27 July 2018

The future must change for women

Women are paid less than men, so their pensions are smaller

By Alf James
Public servants cash out pension then return to work: report
Article
/ 12 July 2018

Public servants cash out pension then return to work: report

The report also shows that between January and March, there were more appointments than terminations of service

By Lameez Omarjee
Transnet pensioners’ R100bn payout a step closer
Article
/ 4 May 2018

Transnet pensioners’ R100bn payout a step closer

The legal battle has dragged on for years and more than
22 000 pensioners have died

By Staff Reporter
Pensioners are being denied their savings: Can the law be changed to set things right?
Article
/ 29 June 2016

Pensioners are being denied their savings: Can the law be changed to set things right?

A case in the Johannesburg high court could pave the way for R28.7-billion to be freed up for pensioners left in limbo.

By Raeesa Pather
Letters to the editor: August 21 to 27 2015
Article
/ 22 August 2015

Letters to the editor: August 21 to 27 2015

Readers write in about Agent 407 Olivia Forsyth, and pension systems.

By Letters
State coffers have R456-million in unclaimed pensions
Article
/ 10 February 2015

State coffers have R456-million in unclaimed pensions

The Government Pensions Administration Agency is attempting to trace the beneficiaries of R456-million in pension money.

By Sapaxxxx
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Article
/ 5 November 2010

BBC journalists’ strike knocks flagship shows off air

Thousands of BBC journalists in United Kingdom walked out on Friday in a 48-hour strike over pensions.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 18 March 2009

Wheeling in the dead to claim pension

Three women allegedly strapped a dead man to a wheelchair to claim his pension money from the Post Office.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 27 January 2009

Australians’ pension funds ‘trashed’

Australia, long regarded as a model for global pensions reform, has some explaining to do after the markets meltdown, and not just to its own citizens

By Mark Bendeich
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Article
/ 20 October 2008

Treasury changes its mind on estate-duty exemption

In trying to encourage South Africans to save, the Treasury has realised that it has unintentionally opened a loophole in the country’s tax laws.

By Michael Hamlyn
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Article
/ 12 July 2008

A better country for old men

The Act that qualifies men to apply for the state old-age grant from the age of 60 has been signed into law.

By Staff Reporter

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