Articles tagged as "Retirement Funds"

How your retirement fund benefits are allocated when you die
The process behind retirement fund death claims is challenging to understand and complex to execute. Sonja Smit discusses how to be better informed as a...

Read the fine print before you decide to withdraw or retire from your preservation fund
South Africans on average change jobs about five to seven times during their working lives. More than two-thirds do not preserve their retirement savings whe...

Retirement fund withdrawals and tax
The 2014 National Budget introduced changes to the retirement tax table. From 1 March 2014, the tax-free amount members and beneficiaries can take as a lump...

Investing tutorials: Why preserve?
Learn more about investing and personal finance in 'Investing tutorials', a new addition to our Quarterly Commentary. South Africans on average change jobs...

The real effect of Dividend Withholding Tax
The new Dividend Withholding Tax (DWT) replaced Secondary Tax on Companies (STC) on 1 April 2012. Investors are understandably concerned about the long-term...

What safeguards are in place to protect your individual investments?
At Allan Gray we believe that a critical part of your investment decision is arming yourself with full knowledge of the risks you will be exposed to. There i...