How to use South Africa’s retirement trillions to grow the economy
For decades, the South African retirement fund industry was viewed as a silent giant – a massive pool of capital that moved slowly, predictably,…
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A mattress or the PIC – who invests better?
The PIC may have promised the public a raft of reforms, but its investment record over the past decade shows value destruction on a…
Retirement dreams, real numbers: are you truly prepared?
Only 6% of South Africans are on track for retirement. The question is no longer when you’ll retire, but how. That’s something you can…
Withdrawal syndrome
Having raked in billions from the two-pot withdrawal frenzy, Treasury is now thinking of enabling people to access their once-untouchable retirement pot…
Municipal meltdown: now it’s workers’ pensions at risk
South Africa’s municipalities are in arrears with employee pension payments, underscoring a huge governance problem at the local level…
House arrest: how the GEPF lost out
The Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) claims its 4.9% return for 2024 is “satisfactory”. It’s not. With too much of its portfolio invested in…
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Patrick Dlamini goes to court over his suspension as the…
Rand blows out as Kganyago holds
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Treasury’s decision to withhold funding to a raft of municipalities…
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