5th Annual Pension Funds Conference

The conference objective is to deliberate on the pertinent issues relating to the future of Employees Pension in the face of the 2-pot system that will be coming into effect in 2024.

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Intelligence Transfer Centre (ITC) will be hosting the 5th Annual Pension Funds Conference set to take place on the 18th & 19th October 2023 at CSIR, Pretoria. The conference objective is to deliberate on the pertinent issues relating to the future of Employees Pension in the face of the 2-pot system that will be coming into effect in 2024.

“The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) welcomes the release of the Draft Revenue Laws Amendment Bill and the Draft Revenue Administration and Pension Laws Amendment Bill by Treasury. These progressive Bills provide for all workers, public and private, early access to their pension funds as per the engagements and agreements between Treasury and COSATU.” – Early access to their pension funds will provide relief – COSATU – POLITICS | Politicsweb

Confirmed speaker organisations include GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES PENSION FUND (GEPF), UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE FUND (UIF), ALEXANDER FORBES INVESTMENTS, LIMPOPO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENT & TOURISM, COSATU, HAWKS DIRECTORATE FOR PRIORITY CRIME INVESTIGATIONS, NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT SOUTH AFRICA INC, FASKEN, LIBERTY CORPORATE, EVEREST WEALTH

Pertinent issues to be discussed include:

  • The Impact of the Two-Pot Retirement System on the Government Employees Pension Fund and its members, 
  • the implementation of new Legislative changes relating to pensions and the “two-pot” system, 
  • Pension Funds investment options,
  • what to consider when investing your pension,
  • providing insight into the vital aspects to consider when designing employee benefit packages,
  • addressing challenges arising due to unclaimed pension funds,
  • legal enforcement tools to counter embezzlement of retirement funds,
  • explaining all UIF Benefits,
  • explaining Regulation 28 of the Pension Funds Act in relation to investment portfolio management,
  • addressing the implications for long-term investments in relation to the influx of members opting to access a portion of their pension, and
  • demystifying the calculating tax on employees’ pensions.

To register for the conference, contact Amrita on 0113262501, e-mail amrita@intelligencetransferc.co.za or visit www.intelligencetransferc.co.za


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