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Jun 26, 20222 min read
Life Annuity Sales Soar Amid Lockdown Losses
Amid the market instability brought on by COVID-19, retirement income specialist Just has reported record demand for life annuity...
Jun 26, 20221 min read
IRFA webinar video available on YouTube
A recently held Webinar on “Retirement Fund Contribution Options in the time of Covid 19,” presented and facilitated by the Institute of...
Jun 26, 20228 min read
Living Annuities at divorce – The impact of the Montanari judgement
Introduction The treatment of living annuities (and resultant annuity income payments) at divorce has been a contentious point of law for...
Jun 26, 20223 min read
You can have a great future – if you don’t touch your pension or provident funds
COVID-19 has changed the world forever. Frequent use of hand sanitisers, facemasks and virtual meetings via Zoom or Teams are just a few...
Jun 26, 20226 min read
The tricky balance between retirement earnings and death benefits
The more income you require from an investment living annuity, the less the death benefit your heirs will receive. As one goes up, the...
Jun 26, 20223 min read
Lockdown learnings for retirement
Trim the fat from regular spending A volatile financial climate has seen many South African pensioners in living annuities looking to...
Jun 26, 20225 min read
May a pension fund or provident fund lawfully pay special relief benefits to employed members in Cov
Summary: It is time for pension and provident funds to do what they can to mitigate financial hardship experienced by those of their...
Jun 26, 20223 min read
Is Covid-19 giving us a taste of an unplanned retirement?
Over the last two months, the world has undeniably changed. Markets have contracted, our financial resources have been depleted, and...