What is the difference between a retirement annuity and pension fund?


Question:

Differences between retirement annuity and retirement plan? Can I get partial surrender from retirement plan?

Answer:

Muhlanga, If you are referring to the difference between a retirement annuity and a pension fund then the main difference is that a retirement annuity is a personal retirement savings vehicle and a pension fund is done through your employer. The tax treatment of the contributions is also different. Please see our blog for additional information.

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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