The possibility of allowing retirement fund members early access to a portion of their savings (without having to resign or change jobs) is currently being considered by South Africa’s National Treasury and being discussed with the financial services industry and labour unions.

In this video, Malusi Ndlovu, Director: Large Enterprises at Old Mutual Corporate, discusses the proposal and some of the positive as well as negative outcomes it could have.

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