Almost a quarter of South African households say their access to food is insufficient, according to new statistics released in late May 2024. Statistics SA's General Household Survey found that 23.1% of households considered their access to food inadequate or...
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Beneficiary funds helping the elderly
A recent and interesting industry trend is that of death benefits being placed into beneficiary funds for elderly parents of deceased retirement fund members. This is notable because beneficiary funds have since their inception been primarily seen as a...
Beneficiary funds –supporting the guardian or caregiver rather than disempowering them
David Hurford, Chief Executive OfficerFairheads Benefit Services Beneficiary funds – supporting the guardian or caregiver rather than disempowering themThe Office of the Pension Funds Adjudicator (PFA) has recently highlighted that a Board of Trustees must have cogent...