The local retirement market has undergone significant transformations in recent years, driven by major regulatory changes.
Felicia Hlophe, senior legal adviser at Allan Gray, leads a panel reflecting on key regulatory shifts shaping South Africa’s retirement market at the 2025 Through the noise retirement benefits conference. Joined by Nicolette van Vuuren, partner at Webber Wentzel, and Sanchia Petrie, specialist analyst: Fund Governance and Trustee Conduct at the Financial Sector Conduct Authority, Hlophe explores the impact of the two-pot retirement system, harmonisation efforts, Regulation 28 and the Conduct of Financial Institutions (COFI) Bill – as well as what these changes mean for retirement savings and fund governance going forward. Watch the 44-minute recording below.
View more of the sessions from Through the noise 2025 and read a summary:
- Bridging the gap: Tech- and AI-driven expansion of pension access – presented by Uche Enemchukwu
- Geopolitics in flux: The impact of fast, constant changes on South African markets – moderated by Nompumelelo Siziba
- Group risk: Where are we today and where to next? – moderated by Ielyaas Gamiet
- Cybersecurity and the impact on retirement savers and their administrators – moderated by Craig Sales