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Prescient warns Treasury's unclaimed benefits proposal could erode retirement savings growth

PUBT·11/12/2026 08:34:08
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Prescient warns Treasury's unclaimed benefits proposal could erode retirement savings growth
  • Treasury's proposal to transfer unclaimed retirement assets into conservative investments could significantly reduce members' eventual benefits.
  • Assets would leave retirement funds for the Corporation for Public Deposits, a South African Reserve Bank entity investing in cash and Treasury bills.
  • Balanced portfolios are likely to outperform cash deposits over 20 or 30 years, making the proposed transfer a long-term investment concern.
  • The retirement industry broadly supports a central database for unclaimed benefits but is engaging Treasury over investment concerns; unclaimed benefits total R51 billion.


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