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Discovery is part of the companies that have participated in collusive practices to fix prices and trading conditions in South Africa, according to the competition commission.
(Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

The Competition Commission has eight insurance companies in its sights for collusion

The companies are BrightRock Life, Discovery, FMI (a division of Bidvest Life) Hollard, Momentum, Old Mutual Insure, Professional Provident Society and Sanlam

The retirement savings industry has received a shot across the bow from financial services provider Outsurance with its new OUTvest offering encompassing all the features of a retirement annuity but with rock-bottom fees.

OUTvest ‘fires shots’ at the industry

New offering has all the retirement annuity features, but charges rock-bottom fees

Andrew Davison, Head of Advice at Old Mutual Corporate Consultants. (Photo: BakonePix)

Default regulations aim to improve retirement outcomes

Adequate information and guidance will be provided to members to assist them to make sound retirement decisions

Add up your life cover

If you have a retirement annuity and a company retirement fund, you may have more life cover than you realise.

Company fund vs retirement annuity

Your company retirement fund is a cheaper way to save. Also find out what death benefits your company and RA offer.

Withdrawing RA’s when emigrating

Can you withdraw your RA when you emigrate?

How an annuity works in retirement

Eric wants to know what happens to a person’s annuity when they die.

Tax-efficient savings

What are the most tax-efficient ways of investing my earnings?

When is an RA tax-efficient?

A concerned parent wants to know if his working-age children should start a retirement annuity.

RAs versus equities

Despite the negative press, the right annuity can improve your chances of a comfortable retirement, writes Maya Fisher-French.

Company pension fund vs a retirement annuity

Jason wants to know whether to opt for his company’s pension fund which includes group life or to invest in a retirement annuity.

RA: Costs vs tax benefit

I am considering putting a lump sum into an existing RA and boosting the monthly premium to improve the maturity values. Is this a good idea?