Can I surrender my retirement annuity?


Question:

Can I surrender my retirement annuity? Which steps do I follow? How long will it take? Who do I contact?

Answer:

Pam,

No, you cannot cash in your retirement annuity unless your value is less than R7 000, or you are emigrating, or you have officially retired early due to ill-health. Otherwise you have to wait until you turn 55, and unless your retirement annuity value is less than R75 000 (R150 0000 from 1 March 2015), you will have to use two-thirds to buy an annuity. You can make your retirement annuity paid-up (stop contributing) but you may then incur an early termination charge.

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.


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