The High Court in the Western Cape Division, Cape Town answered this question on 3 June 2024 in the judgment of RS v JPS & Others where it held that in certain instances, a duty of support that applies to a de jure adoption can be extended to a de facto adoption. In other words
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Retirement Fund Trustees must take note of the redeveloped Trustee Training Toolkit and deadlines
By Amina Yuda on
On 28 March 2024, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) launched the second phase of the Trustee Training Toolkit (TTK) which comprises of the last eleven modules of the e-learning platform. Conduct Standard 4 of 2020 (CS4) compels all trustees of retirement funds to attain the levels of skills and training prescribed by the FSCA.
“Retrospective pension fund rule amendments not registered by FSCA do not bind members” says ConCourt
By Michelle David, Amina Yuda & Ntokozo Ngubane on
The Constitutional Court has provided much needed certainty to the retirement fund industry following the surprising April 2022 judgment of the Supreme Court of Appeal in Municipal Employees Pension Fund & Another v Pandelani Midas Mudau and Another.
On 02 August 2023, the Constitutional Court overturned the SCA judgment. The facts of the matter…