Industry Updates
A recent article published in FANews online unpacks some of the debates between David McCarthy, Retirement Policy Specialist: Tax and Financial Sector Policy at Treasury, Bruce Cameron, editor of Personal Finance and...
Standalone vs umbrella funds? Some of your questions answered
During the recent Sanlam Employee Benefits Benchmark Symposium participants posed a number of questions that again illustrates the uncertainty that surrounds the ideal size of a standalone fund. Typical...
Accumulating POA Awards
The Principal Officers Association (POA) has once again acknowledged the excellent service Sanlam Employee Benefits offers its clients and stakeholders, by awarding Sanlam Employee Benefits the Imbasa Yegolide Award...
What do members need to retire comfortably?
One of the central debates at the 2013 Sanlam BENCHMARK Symposium was which industry stakeholder should be held accountable for South Africa’s poor retirement outcomes. Sanlam believes employers have a role to...
Another Group CEO award for SEB
Richard van Dijk, General Manager for Sanlam Employee Benefits (SEB) Distribution was awarded the 2013 Group CEO award by Dr Johan van Zyl at a glittering function held on 21 May 2013. This is the second time that...
Compulsory membership of a pension/provident fund
Employers do not always appreciate that