Retirement
Our best advice when it comes to saving for retirement is to start saving early, add to your investment whenever you can afford to, and avoid dipping into your retirement savings when you change jobs. In addition, remember, your investment journey doesn’t end when you reach retirement, it merely shifts a gear. Here we discuss these themes, as well as other topical subjects in the retirement savings arena.
Articles in "Retirement"
Resisting the lure of the two-pot cookie jar this festive season
With the festive season underway, consumers may be considering using their two-pot retirement savings component to splurge.
What employers need to know about two-pot
South Africa’s retirement savings landscape is experiencing a major transformation with the introduction of the new two-pot retirement system, which was...
Case study: Employer obligations when managing occupational retirement funds
As an employer providing retirement benefits to your employees, you have several obligations, which are set out in the Pension Funds Act (the Act). It is...
Independent financial advice: Mapping your employees’ path to a comfortable retirement
Everjoy Gumbo explains how employers can contribute to bridging South Africa’s retirement gap by availing access to independent financial advice, which can...
Two-pot cheat sheet
Given the overwhelming amount of information available about the new two-pot retirement system, below we provide a “cheat sheet”, which includes 10 “did you...
The importance of an emergency fund in the two-pot era (updated)
For a long time, the retirement savings industry has observed how many South Africans have struggled to balance accumulating and preserving their long-term...
Two-pot: Enabling better retirements – for those who avoid the risks
The two-pot retirement system, which is set to be implemented on 1 September 2024, has been designed to improve retirement outcomes for South Africans by...
Two-pot: Your burning questions answered
With the new two-pot retirement system set to be implemented on 1 September 2024, many retirement fund members are wondering what the new legislation entails...
Two-pot: How to achieve better retirement outcomes
The new two-pot retirement system has been designed to improve retirement outcomes for South Africans, while allowing some access to retirement savings in ca...
Your next important election
With the two-pot retirement system signed into law, and set to be implemented on 1 September 2024, Belinda Carbutt discusses the latest retirement reform. Sh...
The two-pot system simplified (updated)
South Africa’s retirement savings system is changing, with the implementation date of the new system currently set for 1 September 2024 – although go-live...
How divorce may impact occupational retirement fund savings
Felicia Hlophe, legal adviser at Allan Gray, explains the possible consequences of a divorce for members of occupational retirement funds, such as the Allan...
Boost for retirement savers eyeing greater offshore exposure
Namibian retirement funds can now invest an extra 5% of their assets offshore. Birte Schneider, managing director, discusses what the offshore investment...
Offshore toolkit part 2: Unpacking South African tax obligations for non-resident living annuitants
South African legislation specifically prohibits the transfer of living annuities to other financial service providers abroad. Therefore, South Africans who...
Podcast: Are better outcomes for retirement savers on the horizon?
Allan Gray’s head of Assurance, Richard Carter, joins Umbrella Fund specialist Mica Townsend to discuss the challenges with the current system, the...
Five ways employers can help employees prepare for a better retirement
Employers can play a meaningful role in helping their workforce maximise their retirement savings outcomes. Mica Townsend, Group Savings and Investments...
Navigating a changing retirement savings system
The finer detail may remain unclear for the moment, but National Treasury’s proposed retirement reforms have largely been welcomed by the retirement savings...
How to make investing for retirement feel less like a sacrifice
With all the financial demands of present-day life, it can be difficult to stay focused on investing for our longer-term financial goals. Balancing the...
Key questions to help you prepare for your retirement
Although we all have different circumstances, our objectives in retirement are often similar. We want the income we receive to be sustainable for life and to...
How to bring conversations about saving out of the closet
Talking about finances at work can seem like a taboo subject, especially given that conversations about salaries, bonuses or saving for retirement usually ta...
How often should employers review their umbrella fund provider?
The 2019 Sanlam Benchmark Survey found that one-third of employers using umbrella funds have never reviewed their provider, while less than half of responden...
Retirement planning in reality
To truly break the cycle of poverty and start creating generational wealth, young working professionals need to prioritise saving for retirement. Leaveil Des...
Planning for retirement in the gig economy
Millennials are revolutionising the way we work as they embrace the flexibility and independence of the gig economy, but what does this mean for their...
The ultimate human race
As investors there is a lot we can learn from marathon runners that can assist us with our own “ultimate human race” – the challenge of retiring financially...
How to prevent a financial day zero
Over the past year, Western Cape residents have had to envisage a future without running water and adapt their lifestyles accordingly. They have rallied...
How to make your retirement savings last: Common myths debunked
There are many risks that need to be overcome to ensure that retirement savings last, says Shaun Duddy, including longevity, inflation and investment risk. I...
