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Pension benefits can be attached for maintenance

If you are not being paid maintenance to support your child, you can consider having the defaulting parent’s pension benefits attached to cover the arrear... Read Story

Beneficiaries urged to help trace dependants

Beneficiaries cannot complain about payment delays after failing to provide details of other potential dependants of a deceased retirement fund member.

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Was big DC switch worth it?

The changeover from defined benefit to defined contribution retirement funds in the 1990s lightened the liability load for employers; research shows it was larg... Read Story

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Pension benefits can be attached for maintenance
May 14 2012 at 12:56

If you are not being paid maintenance to support your child, you can consider having the defaulting parent’s pension benefits attached to cover the arrear payments

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Beneficiaries urged to help trace dependants
May 6 2012 at 12:00

Beneficiaries cannot complain about payment delays after failing to provide details of other potential dependants of a deceased retirement fund member.

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Illustration: Colin Daniel

Was big DC switch worth it?
May 2 2012 at 19:10

The changeover from defined benefit to defined contribution retirement funds in the 1990s lightened the liability load for employers; research shows it was largely beneficial for employees too.

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Switching is bad for you
May 2 2012 at 18:53

You are generally better off doing nothing with your retirement investment than changing to a safer option when the markets go haywire.

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Illustration: Colin Daniel

Renewed efforts at retirement reform
April 15 2012 at 12:20

Government is determined to prevent you from dipping into your existing retirement savings and wants to make it easier for you to save.

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Ex-adviser must repay pensioner who invested in unlisted shares
April 15 2012 at 12:05

Beware when investing in unlisted shares, particularly when you are told they will be listed on a stock exchange. Even if the shares are actually listed they can immediately lose value and the company may fail.

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Illustration: Colin Daniel

Claiming a disability benefit
March 25 2012 at 12:10

What you should know about claiming disability benefits provided by your retirement fund.

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Illustration: Colin Daniel

FSB to get more powers
March 18 2012 at 12:25

The Consumer Protection Act will not apply to the financial services industry, a new amendment bill proposes.

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Pension benefit rights extend to Islamic marriages
March 18 2012 at 12:10

Non-member former spouses cannot be excluded from a share of a retirement benefit because they had an Islamic marriage.

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Illustration: Colin Daniel

Big changes mooted financial sector laws
March 11 2012 at 12:30

The government intends to amend 11 Acts governing the financial sector to protect you from the type of distress that followed the 2008 financial crisis.

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