Search
Jun 26, 20223 min read
A COVID-19 Health Check for the Wills Act
Every aspect of life has been affected by the COVID-19 crisis, and estate planning is no exception – especially the execution of wills....
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, 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, 20225 min read
Ruling by Supreme Court of Appeal changes the law on the treatment of living annuities in divorce
A 2016 ruling by the Johannesburg High Court that a living annuity cannot be taken into account for the purposes of calculating the...
Jun 26, 202211 min read
Retirement funds and Covid-19: payment of contributions and rules options
When employers or employees are financially distressed there are a number of options as regards making contributions towards retirement...
Jun 26, 20221 min read
Impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19): Expectations on Regulated Entities
Background The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) is aware of the impact of the COVID-19 on financial institutions and their...
Jun 26, 20223 min read
Understanding the legal principles that distinguish a retirement fund from the employer
It may surprise many employers to realise that there are currently no legal obligations placed on employers to give an employee any...
Jun 26, 20224 min read
The fine line between the law and its application
The financial services sector was left dumbstruck at the end of 2017 when Steinhoff, one of the darlings of the JSE, capitulated...