RETIREMENT HIGHLIGHTS

A letter sent to a retiring pension fund member suggesting he had been retrenched resulted in his confusion over what was due to him.

The case for leaving the asset allocation in your retirement investments to a skilled fund manager, by using a balanced fund.

The default pension fund regulations could persuade many employer-sponsored funds to move their employees to an umbrella fund.

It may pay you to have some of your retirement savings in discretionary investments, says a financial planner.