Pension legislation reforms underway

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SOUTH AFRICA - Specific reforms of South African pension fund legislation are to be implemented "without further delay," the National Treasury of South Africa announced.

In medium term budget policy statement 2006, the treasury said the Revenue Laws Amendment Bill would now allow former members of retirement funds to preserve the additional benefits, granted to the...

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