Retirement Annuity FAQ

Are there benefits to deferring the maturity date of an RA?

Does deferring the maturity date of an RA assist the client in any way from a personal taxation point of view, e.g. if the RA is maturing at age 55 and the client chooses to open-end the plan to, say,...

Why did I not receive the illustrative value of my retirement annuity?

Dear Sir/Madam We took out our first retirement annuities in 1996 and two of my husband's retirement annuities reached their maturity/were made paid-up. He opted to take 1/3rd as a cash lump sum an...

Are we the beneficiaries of our father's retirement policy?

My father died 8 years ago and we are 4 children who were all minors at the time of his death. The trustee is my father’s brother, who neglected to inform us of the retirement annuity fund which my fa...

Can I transfer my Old Mutual pension fund when I emigrate?

I’m 70 years old and have been retired for five years. Hypothetically, if I was to emigrate to New Zealand, could I transfer all my Old Mutual pension fund investments to that country? Old Mutual pays...

Can I revive a paid-up retirement annuity to regain past incurred penalties?

I have 3 retirement annuities that are paid up. My broker tells me that if I revive one, he can do a section 14 transfer on the other 2 retirement annuities and I will not be penalized and the money t...

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