
Financial security on paper means little when benefits fail
The Deputy Pension Funds Adjudicator and the FAIS Ombud warn that financial protection depends on more than products and paperwork.

The Deputy Pension Funds Adjudicator and the FAIS Ombud warn that financial protection depends on more than products and paperwork.

Deputy Pension Funds Adjudicator Naheem Essop shares how OPFA’s inquisitorial process works, the challenges funds face with internal dispute resolution, and what happens when complaints escalate or are deemed frivolous.

The OPFA on how retirement funds should address non-compliant employers, death benefit allocations, and requests to withhold benefits.