It’s happening again: the government has introduced measures that are partly aimed at easing the pressure on South Africans, but will turn out to be palliative. I’m referring to the retirement reforms that came into effect on September 1. 

These reforms have imposed huge costs on the retirement fund industry, which was forced to make changes to comply with the reforms within a very short time. ..

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