South African pension reform to crack down on bulking

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SOUTH AFRICA - The Financial Services Board (FSB) has confirmed that the imminent pension reform will iron out any ambiguities regarding the legality, or lack thereof, within the practice of bulking by pension fund administrators.

Earlier this year, the FSB claimed bulking was unlawful. This practice sees administrators consolidating credit balances of pension fund bank accounts, procuring a higher rate of interest from the ...

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