What happens in the event of a participating employee’s death?


Death benefits are governed by Section 37C of the Pension Funds Act. This section instructs the RA fund’s trustees to distribute all retirement fund assets to the deceased dependants and nominated beneficiaries in the manner they deem fit. It is therefore very important that participating employees keep their dependants and beneficiary nomination forms up to date.

Your investment will be taxed on the same basis as on retirement. However, from 1 March 2015, contributions that were made to an RA fund that did not receive a tax deduction are included in the estate of the deceased and subject to estate duty.

The information and answers supplied in this section do not constitute advice as defined by the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act, 37 of 2002.


Get investment and saving tips straight to your inbox.

Related FAQ

What are the 10X Default Regulation strategies?

There are three retirement-fund default regulations. We have outlined the regulatory requirements be...

Related FAQ

How long does it take for the fund to pay out the withdrawal benefit?

Provided your tax affairs are in order, and you have submitted all the required documents (such as a...

Calculator

How much do I need?

We can help you plan your future. Use our calculator to see if you are on track for a comfortable retirement.

RA Calculator

Get started or switch to 10X today.