The Pension Funds Amendment Act 31 of 2024 (PFAA) introduces crucial changes to pension funds in South Africa, particularly affecting how pension interests are handled
Introduction to the Pension Funds Act: The Pension Funds Act plays a crucial role in safeguarding pension benefits, aiming to prevent individuals from relying solely
In the case of C.N.N V N.N (2021-11607) [2023] ZAGPJHC 208 the Johannesburg High Court refused to vary a divorce order to allow her to
Section 37D(1)(b)(ii) of the Pension Funds Act (PFA) provides that a retirement fund may deduct any amount due by a member to their employer for
The court dealt with this question in Ndwandwe v Trustees of Transnet Retirement Fund and Others [2023] ZAKZDHC 8 (22 February 2023) The conclusion was that
A client asked: I would like some advice please. My partner and I were living together for 5 to 6 years then broke up in
The issue before the court was who a pension fund must pay the death benefits to. In a beneficiary nomination form, the deceased nominated only
A client asked me: Can parties exclude from the operation of the accrual, the one party’s entitlement to share in the pension or provident benefits
The Office of the Pension Funds Adjudicator has reiterated it will not discriminate against parties married under the terms of Islamic law. This position was
There is no law that deems a member’s pension assets to be transferred into a partnership and be available as a partnership asset to be
This article deals with the various time limits that are involved in regard to the request for payment, and the time that is allowed to
Until the 2007 amendment to the Pension Funds Act, if the court ordered one party a share of the other party’s pension fund, provident fund
