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13 Aug 2021

Recreate your future, rethink retirement

Increased global longevity is giving us all more years of active health and possibly a longer retirement. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), global life expectancy at birth has risen by six years. In South Africa, research from retirement income specialist Just SA shows that the average 60-year-old male will live to 82 and female a further five years.

11 May 2021

Rebound for retirement

If your retirement savings were invested in balanced funds through the market turmoil of 2020, there is some good news. You can currently secure a guaranteed income for life that is over 15% higher than it would have been had you invested on the 1st of January last year before the market crash; an income that targets growth in line with inflation.

09 Mar 2021

Risks in retirement are increasing

An increasing risk in retirement is that you will outlive your savings. More retirees feel less confident now that their savings will last, highlighted by a 10% year-on-year drop in confidence reported by retirees in Just SA’s latest Retirement Insights study.

25 Aug 2020

The long and short of longevity: a woman’s perspective

Longevity is an accelerating macro trend. World Economic Forum (WEF) research shows that we now live a decade longer than our parents’ generation and two decades longer than our grandparents. Internal statistics from retirement income specialist Just indicates a total life expectancy for a 65-year old to be 87 years for women as opposed to...

01 Apr 2020

Retirement in the time of COVID-19

“If current market conditions persist for 12 months and markets then recover to pre-crash levels, pensioners are likely to run out of money four years earlier than under normal investment conditions,” says Just CEO Deane Moore.

13 Feb 2020

Flawed financial thinking revealed by Just retirement tracking study

Over 80% of a sample of South African pre-retirees and retirees are confident in their financial planning ability, as revealed in an independent tracking study commissioned by retirement income specialist Just.

07 Nov 2019

SA retirees prefer secure monthly income: Survey

Retirement income specialist Just, this week launched the 2019 findings from ‘Just Retirement Insights’ – a comprehensive review and commentary based on face-to-face interviews with over 520 pre-retirees and retirees.

28 Aug 2019

Rethink retirement; spend sustainably

In the face of rising living costs and high levels of household debt, the notion of retiring comfortably seems beyond reach for many South Africans. However, retirement income specialist Just maintains that soon-to-be retirees can facilitate a smoother transition towards a sustainable lifestyle in retirement by rethinking their essential spending.

06 Aug 2019

Longevity protection in a default living annuity?

Retirement fund members will now be able to secure longevity protection within a living annuity. This comes after the Financial Services Conduct Authority (FSCA) announced an exemption from its criteria for living annuities in a default annuity strategy.

27 Sep 2018

Dementia leaves retirees vulnerable

The World Health Organisation recognises dementia as a public health priority that is on the increase with no cure currently in sight. A degenerative condition affecting the brain, dementia primarily affects the elderly, resulting in memory loss, impaired communication skills and an inability to make simple decisions. The increase in dementia highlights the need to...