
Twins born from donor sperm outside marriage not legal dependants
Sperm does not a father make and being a biological parent does not confer absolute rights, according to a ruling by the Pension Funds Adjudicator.
Sperm does not a father make and being a biological parent does not confer absolute rights, according to a ruling by the Pension Funds Adjudicator.
High Court hands down a decision on the interpretation of the tracing provision in section 37C of the Pension Funds Act.
Funds that cannot pay withdrawals because their rules are invalid must inform members why they may not be allowed to access their benefits.
The employee was told she would be granted immunity from prosecution if she agreed to sign the AOD.
The FSCA says submissions have either not been in the prescribed format or contain incorrect information.
The Authority also publishes the proposed changes to the section 14 application forms for public consultation.
The FSCA encourages members of retirement funds to check whether their employer is in arrears with their contributions.
The member, along with two others, was criminally charged because of allegedly fraudulent conduct that cost the employer R4 million.
The draft amendments address the misalignment between the current prescribed section 14 application forms and the upcoming two-pot regulations.
Over half of the awards issued by the Pension Funds Adjudicator for complaints about unpaid contributions were affected because part of the claim had expired.
Deputy commissioner sets out the FSCA’s priorities for the supervision and regulation of the retirement industry.
A missing person’s affairs are in legal limbo until a death certificate is issued or the High Court makes a presumption of death declaration.
The FSCA publishes its latest list naming thousands of entities that allegedly owe retirement fund contributions.
An application clause will provide for the Pension Funds Act to prevail over the Divorce Act where the Acts’ provisions conflict.
Old Mutual provides context to the Molefi complaint, and how the group is planning to address the alleged non-payment.
The Association for Savings and Investment SA and the Institute of Retirement Funds Africa also call for amendments not related to the two-pot system to be held over.
‘The bloody hand does not inherit’ is an established common law principle, says the Pension Funds Adjudicator.
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