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The OPFA has invited for public comment the Draft Guidelines on the Exercise of Powers by the Pension Funds Adjudicator under Section 30J (3) of the Pension Funds Act. These guidelines set out the manner in which the Adjudicator may exercise the powers contemplated in Section 30J of the Pension Funds Act - ie, the issuing of summons, and the procedures to be followed - including the summons form and comments template.

Editor's Thoughts.

The 46th SADC Summit takes place in Durban today where regional leaders are discussing resilient, sustainable and inclusive industrialisation, with infrastructure, agriculture and critical-minerals development central to the agenda. It’s a great way to start the week – a reminder that if we want anything for this industry, it’s to be resilient, sustainable and inclusive. But long-term resilience depends on turning plans into practical capacity. That could be in our businesses, with our clients or even in our own personal financial planning.

Lize de la Harpe (Sanlam) highlights the urgent issue of unpaid retirement-fund contributions: R8.33 billion in arrears is affecting about 590,000 members. Proposed section 30J guidelines could give the Pension Funds Adjudicator stronger tools to compel cooperation from funds and administrators. You can grab the forms from Breaking News above.

Martin Rimmer (Sirago) turns the lens to healthcare planning. Medical scheme membership is the foundation, but knowing where tariff shortfalls, co-payments and gap cover fit can prevent a health event from becoming a financial crisis. Tomorrow we’ll be dropping the next episode of Health Hack SA – go check out this series to understand how medical aids work, and how you can round out a benefits conversation by including all the things that matter to employees.

And on the investments front, Bianca Botes (Citadel) examines a global economy squeezed by energy costs, inflation and slowing growth and Philipp Wörz (PSG Asset Management) cautions against assuming yesterday’s market leadership will last.

There’s so much great investments stuff on EBnet right now. Let’s not sit back and believe that resilient, sustainable and inclusive are words that belong solely on a political agenda, and let’s get more actively behind it. Start by watching the recording of last week’s webinar – The Great Green Hoax – here.

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