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Shackling pensioners to a shrinking market

Regulation 28 is forcing investors into a smaller pool of options

TIM COHEN: A genius idea for a pot of boodle

How to Solve SA’s R51bn unclaimed pensions problem

Dan Marokane, Eskom group chief executive at the SAIC2026

ROB ROSE: Dlamini returns but PIC is far from fixed

Patrick Dlamini's return as PIC CEO has seemingly calmed tensions, but deeper issues persist. Political interference, governance failures, and a controversial R411m payment…

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How to build a PIC dream board

There is a deep pool of South African talent that finance minister Enoch Godongwana should look to when he forms the new PIC board

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How to use South Africa’s retirement trillions to grow the economy

For decades, the South African retirement fund industry was viewed as a silent giant – a massive pool of capital that moved slowly, predictably, and largely behind the scenes.…

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A mattress or the PIC – who invests better?  

The PIC may have promised the public a raft of reforms, but its investment record over the past decade shows value destruction on a grand scale

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Retirement dreams, real numbers: are you truly prepared?

Only 6% of South Africans are on track for retirement. The question is no longer when you’ll retire, but how. That’s something you can shape

Two-pot. Withdrawals. Piggy bank. Picture: Currency

Withdrawal syndrome

Having raked in billions from the two-pot withdrawal frenzy, Treasury is now thinking of enabling people to access their once-untouchable retirement pot

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Municipal meltdown: now it’s workers’ pensions at risk

South Africa’s municipalities are in arrears with employee pension payments, underscoring a huge governance problem at the local level

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House arrest: how the GEPF lost out

The Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) claims its 4.9% return for 2024 is “satisfactory”. It’s not. With too much of its portfolio invested in South Africa, its members…