Conventional wisdom says that living expenses rise uniformly with inflation, so many financial plans are based simply on that. But analysing the spending patterns of retirees shows us that the data tells a different story.
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The concept of “emigration”, as recognised by the Financial Surveillance Department of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), has been phased out with effect 1 March 2021. This has created even more confusion […]
As medical schemes announce their benefit changes and premium increases for 2022, the findings of a survey suggest that a significant number of members will move to lower-cost options or change medical schemes. […]
Millions of South Africans who rely on the quality of their cellular networks to work remotely will be in for a huge shock at the end of November if Icasa presses ahead with […]
The SA Revenue Service (Sars) has introduced a new declaration form that can be used to inform it that a taxpayer has broken South African tax residency, says Daniel Baines, manager at PwC […]
Insurers should put processes in place to ensure that funeral policyholders are alerted when their dependants turn 21 and no longer qualify for child-dependant status, the Office of the FAIS Ombud says. It […]
From a number of recent tribunal decisions, it seems that some intermediaries do not understand the purpose of the Financial Services Tribunal – in particular, that it functions as an appeal mechanism only. […]
It would take R69 billion to close South Africa’s pensions gap, assuming a contribution rate of 10%, according to research published by Andrew Donaldson, senior research associate at the Southern African Labour and […]
National Treasury has published draft regulations that will make the provision of a benchmark a financial service that will regulated and supervised by the FSCA. “The integrity of benchmarks is critical for the […]
National Treasury has published draft regulations that will make the provision of a benchmark a financial service that will regulated and supervised by the FSCA. “The integrity of benchmarks is critical for the […]
David Gluckman, the chairperson of the Sanlam Umbrella Fund, the third-largest umbrella fund in South Africa, has backed calls by National Treasury and Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana for greater consolidation in the retirement-funding […]
David Gluckman, the chairperson of the Sanlam Umbrella Fund, the third-largest umbrella fund in South Africa, has backed calls by National Treasury and Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana for greater consolidation in the retirement-funding […]
The inclusion of Sanlam Investments swelled the assets under management (AUM) of black-owned management companies to R1.15 trillion in June, from R667.8 billion in June last year. This is according to 27four Investment […]
The inclusion of Sanlam Investments swelled the assets under management (AUM) of black-owned management companies to R1.15 trillion in June, from R667.8 billion in June last year. This is according to 27four Investment […]
In South Africa’s latest major data breach, it has emerged that cybercriminals accessed the personal records of more than 1.4 million consumers and employees in a ransomware attack on the servers of Debt-IN […]
Twenty-six percent of South Africans expect they will invest more or increase their retirement fund contributions over the next three months, while the same percentage say they will invest and contribute less, if […]
Insurance intermediaries should think twice before asking their clients to sign a power of attorney (POA), because doing so precludes them from entering into a binder agreement or invalidates an existing agreement. In […]
