Is it possible to cede a paid-up retirement annuity?


Question:

Is it possible for me to cede a paid-up retirement annuity policy to a family member that is currently overseas?

Answer:

Maurice,

This is not allowed by our pension fund law. In terms of S37A of the Pension Funds Act, no benefit provided for in the rules of a registered fund, or right to such benefit may be reduced, transferred or otherwise ceded, or be pledged or hypothecated. This is irrespective of whether the retirement annuity policy is paid-up or not. The main reason for this is that retirement funds are tax-advantaged; these tax advantages (tax breaks) relate to the person saving and cannot therefore (by way of the paid-out benefit) be transferred to another.

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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