Enos Ngutshane, the President of the Institute of Retirement Funds Africa (IRFA) has strongly encouraged members of the industry association and the retirement sector as...

It’s arguably one of the worst moments in anybody’s life. Retrenchment is just plain unpleasant, regardless of how much your company or organisation has tried to support...

It’s not the end of the world, although it might seem that way. Retrenchment is an unfortunate consequence of tough economic times, where companies are challenged to rema...

The current global health emergency caused by the COVID-19 outbreak has led to widespread losses across global financial markets. This is a global phenomenon and South Af...

Juggling work, restless toddlers and chatty young housemates while we experience the “freedom” of working from home, will be a challenge for most of us. 

Kids peeking in o...

Worldwide, we find ourselves in an unprecedented situation, with lockdowns in many countries holding serious consequences for economic growth, small business and job crea...

Business leaders across the world are looking beyond the immediate impact of COVID-19 on supply chains, revenue and profitability as they expect a significant  increase i...

South African businesses are facing the battle of their lives. To ensure as many companies as possible survive the COVID-19 economic crisis, the Southern African Venture...

Alexander Forbes recently released the first major research on the financial survival of pensioners of retirement schemes in SA – and it does not make happy reading for w...

Disclaimer: I am not medically trained and I acknowledge that COVID-19 is an unprecedented health, social and economic challenge. In order to think about such massive cha...

Community matters in a time of crisis: Metropolitan pledges its support to those hardest hit by Corona

As South Africa enters its second week of government-mandated lockdo...

Since the beginning of the year, global financial markets have seen their worst declines since the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. Major stock exchanges around the globe ha...

South Africa has a relatively high insurance penetration rate when compared to its emerging market counterparts and in relation to the sizes of their economies. This emer...

A lot has been said in the media over the last few weeks regarding the possibility of whether South Africa (SA) would be downgraded to “junk status” by Moody’s and thereb...

What are employees’ rights and responsibilities when it comes to retirement savings if a company faces closure during the COVID-19 pandemic?

02 April 2020: In the last wee...