Industry & regulatory updates
Repair the disconnect through communication
The Sanlam Benchmark Survey has highlighted the fact that the typical South African employee does not engage with their retirement funding journey until it is too late
Understanding the differences between saving and investing
Why South Africans should do more than just save their money.With one of the lowest savings rates in the world according to the South African Reserve Bank, a greater focus has been placed on encouraging ordinary...
What the Government is saying regarding members’ retirement savings
From the 2015 Budget Speech, we see the commitment of Government to continue with retirement reforms that will go a long way in assisting workers to save enough and get good value for their retirement savings.We repeat...
When are the new taxation laws (T-Day) coming into effect?
At this stage National Treasury is still hopeful that T-Day will be implemented on 1 March 2016.From T-Day onwards, you will be able to get a total tax deduction on your contributions to all types of retirement funds...
Changes to the taxation of Disability Income Benefits
We explain what changed from 1 March 2015 and how this might affect you.Read further hereRead the Afrikaans article here
How will the Budget Speech affect you?
See a visual on how the Budget Speech will affect individuals.See a visual summary of the implications of the Budget Speech on our Industry.