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Contents Sustainable growth opportunities Momentum’s Dr Kaniki explores the effect of the recession on the financial industry and clearly shows the important role it plays in stabilising the economy and in creating sustainable growth.

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Employer owned policies Employer owned policies have an as important a role to play as ever. Tiny Caroll, Glacier, explains the changes brought about by the Taxation Laws Amendment Act 7 of 2010. This is an area most misunderstood by Financial Planners and it will definitely benefit every planner to study this article.

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You might remember the wonderful movie, Bucket List, which rang true for most people. Kim Potgieter, Chartered Wealth Solutions, provides and interesting view on your clients’ own bucket list and how to go about using this concept in your planning process.

Perils of profiling Andrew Bradley, CEO of acsis, tackles a subject that has caused quite a bit of controversy in the past. He debates the question whether risk profiling actually provides any worthwhile information on a client’s appetite for risk and comes to the conclusion that it doesn’t.

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Foreword Editorial New exam will be beneficial for business and customers Raimund Snyders Bubbling along and PIIGS flying Arno Lawrenz Investors continue to avoid equities Leon Campher Big offshore opportunities Michael King A bit about property Ian Brink SA life and disability insurance shortfall Peter Dempsey The elusive profession Johann Maree Lack of financial planning puts SA families at risk Justus van Pletzen Business valuation – Mind the gap Ricardo Texeira Regulatory exams – are you ready yet Why settle for 70% Hamish Leppan Special Trusts – an overlooked tax planning tool DavidWarneke Working longer than our parents Willem Loots Breaking trusts Francois van Gijsen Business Assurance concerns Harry Joffee Social Media marketing Dr Estelle v Tonder Insurance and the Consumer Protection Act Patrick Bracher Offshore markets for Pretirement savings Ralph Mupita Process driven advice Colin Long Divorce and compulsory purchase annuities Michelle Human FPI celebrates its 30th year of existence Annual Financial Planning Convention

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fects on the state of health in the US banking system, recently termed Japan “an accident waiting to happen.�

With a public debt to GDP ratio of around 200%, it has a debt burden higher even than that of Greece, Italy, Portugal, Ireland and Spain; and these countries are collectively called the PIIGS! The problem here is that Japan has probably been an accident waiting to happen for, at least, the last 10 years.

Prior to that, in the late 1980s, it was also an accident waiting to happen, and the accident did happen – the Nikkei Dow at the time traded to a peak above 39000.

Today, 20 years later, it is mired below 10000.

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Secondly, whereto for the USA, whose debt dynamics, while not quite as burdensome as that of Japan’s, also beggars belief in its sheer size?

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A new dispensation for employer owned policies Tiny Carroll, an Estate Planner at Glacier by Sanlam Introduction The Taxation Laws Amendment Act 7 of 2010 (the Act) was promulgated on 2 November 2010. The Act introduces a new dispensation for “employer owned policies�, typically used to fund keyperson assurance and deferred compensation schemes. The bulk of the amendments apply with effect from 1 January 2011.

While the Act introduces a totally new regime for new “employer owned policiesâ€? entered into after 1 January 2011, it KDV D VLJQLĂ€ FDQW UHWURVSHFWLYH HOHPHQW ZKLFK KDV FRQVHTXHQFHV for some existing “employer owned policiesâ€?.

The impact of the changes on existing policies and the impliFDWLRQV IRU QHZ SROLFLHV ZLOO UHTXLUH WKH DWWHQWLRQ RI À QDQFLDO advisors and their clients.

At a high level: R 6HFWLRQ Z ZKLFK GHDOV ZLWK WKH UHTXLUHPHQWV IRU WKH deductibility of premiums. The current section is deleted and replaced with an entirely new section 11(w). The amendments apply to both new and existing premiums with effect from 1 January 2011. A new provision, paragraph (mA) is introduced to tax the proceeds of certain policies’ proceeds on receipt instead of on cession of the policy. o The R30 000 exemption catered for in section 10(1)(x) is abolished but only with effect from 1 March 2011. o Section 7A (4A) which created the ability to apply the average rate formula to the taxable portion of the lump sum received by an employee is abolished. This is also with effect from 1 March 2011.

The technical amendments are attached as Annexure A to this circular.

The practical implication of the amendments set out above will be discussed against the background of the more typical employer owned policy arrangements.

1. Application to Keyperson assurance Keyperson assurance refers to policies taken out on the life/lives of key individuals in the organisation to protect itself against losses it would sustain in the event of the sudden death, disability or severe illness, of that individual. When dealing with Keyperson assurance, it is necessary to distinguish

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between conforming and non-conforming policies.

1.1 Conforming policies Conforming policies are structured so that they conform to WKH UHTXLUHPHQWV RI VHFWLRQ Z :KHUH WKH SROLF\ LV D FRQ forming policy the premiums would be tax deductible for the employer. Because the premiums were deductible the proceeds will be taxable.

After 1 January 2011 the premiums will only be deductible ZKHUH WKH SROLF\ PHHWV WKH UHTXLUHPHQWV RI WKH QHZ VHFWLRQ 11(w)(ii).

Where an existing keyperson policy does not meet the reTXLUHPHQWV RI WKH QHZ VHFWLRQ Z LL WKH SUHPLXP GHGXF tions will be lost. This will typically happen where: D WKH SROLF\ KDSSHQV WR KDYH DFTXLUHG D FDVK RU VXUUHQGHU value, or (b) where the employer agrees to cede the policy to the employee on his/her retirement, because the employer no longer has a need for the cover.

The concern with this situation is that, despite the fact that the premiums will not be deductible after 1 January 2011, the proceeds will still be taxable because the premiums were deductable in the preceding tax years.

1.2 Non-conforming policies Because of the potentially enormous tax bill on the receipt of the proceeds of a conforming policy, it became common practice to structure keyperson assurance on a non-conforming basis. This was achieved by incorporating a provision in the policy contract which breached the provisions of section 11(w); for example, the contract would allow for the substitution of the life insured. Because the premiums were not deductible, the proceeds were tax-free.

For keyperson assurance entered into after 1 January 2010, it will still, in theory, be possible to create a non-conforming policy merely by adding a cash or surrender value of R1 to the policy – as contrived as this may seem.

The concern for existing non-conforming keyperson policies is that, while the policy may still be non-conforming in terms of the old section 11(w), it may now inadvertently comply with the new section 11(w)(ii), causing the premiums to become tax deductible. This would mean that the proceeds of the erstwhile non-conforming policy will become taxable on receipt by the employer.

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by the death of their chief rocket scientist, Dr Know. In order to protect itself, the company takes out a policy for R2 000 000 on the life of Dr. Know. The policy is a pure life policy, but structured on a non-conforming basis. Prior to 1 January 2010, no premiums were deductible. The company pays one premium after 1 January 2011, being R750. Dr Know dies two days later. The proceeds of the policy are now included in the company’s gross income. The company pays R560 000 in income tax. Because of the unanticipated tax bill, the compaQ\ LV SODFHG XQGHU HQRUPRXV ÀQDQFLDO VWUDLQ

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2. Application to deferred compensation schemes Deferred compensation schemes were popular as arrangements in terms of which employers offered to reward certain key employees whose services the wished to retain. The R30 000 tax-free lump sum (discussed earlier) was never updated WR NHHS SDFH ZLWK LQĂ DWLRQ DQG DV D UHVXOW GHIHUUHG FRPSHQsation schemes lost their attractiveness over time to the extent that they have been virtually extinct for a number of years now. The motive behind the sudden plethora of legislation aimed at deferred compensation schemes now, instead of in its heyday, is therefore questionable.

Deferred compensation schemes after 1 January 2011 The employer’s position Premiums will no longer be deductible for the employer unless the employee is taxed on the equivalent value.

The policy proceeds will be included in the employer’s gross income in terms of paragraph (m).

The payment to the employee of the proceeds will not be tax deductible for the employer because of the new section 23(p).

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will qualify for the R30 000 tax-free concession provided for in section 10(1) (x). The balance, to the extent that it complies with the requirements of section 7A(4A), may be taxed in terms of the average rate formula. $ OXPS VXP EHQHĂ€W UHFHLYHG E\ WKH HPSOR\HH DIWHU 0DUFK

Where the lump sum is received after 1 March 2011 the lump sum will be taxed at the recipient’s marginal rate without WKH EHQHÀW RI DQ\ WD[ FRQFHVVLRQV :KHUH WKH HPSOR\HU FHGHV WKH SROLF\ WR WKH HPSOR\HH SULRU WR 0DUFK Where an existing deferred compensation policy is ceded prior to 1 January 2012 the tax position of the employee will EH WKH VDPH DV IRU OXPS VXP EHQHÀWV DV VHW RXW DERYH :KHUH WKH HPSOR\HU FHGHV WKH SROLF\ WR WKH HPSOR\HH DIWHU 0DUFK EXW SULRU WR -DQXDU\ Where an existing deferred compensation policy is ceded after 1 January 2012, the policy’s cession value will be exempt from tax in the hands of the employee on taking cession.

The receipt of the policy by the employee is exempt in terms of the new exemption created in terms of the new section 10(1)(gF). +RZHYHU DV VRRQ DV WKH EHQHÀWV DFFUXH XQGHU WKH SROLF\ the policy proceeds will be taxable in the hands of the recipient - on the date of receipt, without any tax concessions. The amount will be taxed at the recipient’s marginal rate.

(The cession value will be included in the employer’s income in terms of paragraph (m) as a disposal. The employer will not be able to claim any relief on the disposal to the employee).

3. Certain buy and sell arrangements While not that common, companies sometimes structure buyand-sell arrangements on the basis of so-called share buybacks. Provided that the requirements of the Companies Act are met, the company undertakes to buy the deceased shareholder’s shares on death. When the company acquires its own shares, those shares are cancelled and the value of the issued shares in the hands of the surviving shareholders is increased proportionately.

Life assurance taken out in order to fund the purchase of the deceased shareholder’s shares will usually be structured as non-conforming keyperson assurance. Where this is the case, the premiums on these policies will remain “non-deductible� after 1 January 2010. The reason for this is that there is an arrangement in terms of which an amount under the policy will be recoverable by the deceased’s estate, being the purchase price paid for the shares. The proceeds should thus remain tax free.

On the other hand, where the policy has been structured as a conforming policy so that the employer may claim the tax deduction on the premium, the premium will not be deductible after 1 January 2011 because it will not meet the requirements of the new section 11(w)(ii). The proceeds will, however, remain taxable.

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environment will possibly be caught up in the new tax dispensation.

Typically, these “unapproved� arrangements provide cover on the death or disability of an employee. The employer usually funds the contributions and claims a tax deduction. After 1 January 2011, the employer will not be able to claim a deduction unless the employee is taxed on an equivalent amount.

Where the employee is taxed on the premium and the proceeds are payable to: o an employee/director or a connected person of that employee/director o the estate of the employee/director, or o any person who is wholly or partially dependant on the employee/director o the proceeds do not fall within the parameters set by paraJUDSKV P DQG P$ RI WKH GHĂ€QLWLRQ RI JURVV LQFRPH DQG should thus be tax-free.

Comment It is understandable that there should be a matching of GHGXFWLRQV DQG WKH WD[DWLRQ RI EHQHĂ€WV UHFHLYHG DV D FRQsequence of the deductions. In this regard, the amendments have merit; however, the retrospective nature of the amendments, and the serious implications they have for arrangements which have been common practice for many years, seem unduly harsh. Financial advisors will have to take cognisance of the amendments in order to assist their clients who, in many instances, will have arranged their affairs in accordance with the then prevailing tax practices. In many instances, the additional taxes will create shortfalls in life cover and/or retirement provision.

Annexure A The technical amendments 1. Section 11 (w) : Tax deductibility of premiums Section 11(w) as we currently know it is deleted and replaced by an entirely new section 11(w). The new section comes into effect on 1 January 2011.

In future, premiums on employer owned policies will ony qualify for a tax deduction in two situations: Section 11 (w) (i) : Where the employee is taxed on the premium A premium will be deductible for the employer where the expense incurred by the employer in respect of the premium is included in the employee/director’s income. There is no limit on the deduction.

Section 11 (w)(ii) : Pure life cover policies where only the HPSOR\HU EHQHĂ€WV A premium will also be deductible where the policy meets with all of the requirements of section 11(w)(ii). In terms of this section premiums will only be deductible where: (a) The employer is insured against any loss occasioned by the death, disability or severe illness of the employee/director. (b) The policy is a pure, risk policy with no cash or surrender value. (c) The policy is not the property of anyone other than the The Financial Planner

employer at the time of premium payment. The policy may, however, be ceded as security for a debt of the taxpayer.

This is subject to the condition that the creditor is not one of the following: - an employee/director or a connected person in relation to that employee/director, - the estate of the employee/director or - any person who is wholly or partially dependant on the employee/director. (d) No transaction, operation or scheme exists in terms of which any amount recoverable under the policy or an equivalent amount or in place of that amount will be made over by the employer, to - an employee/director or a connected person in relation to that employee/director - the estate of the employee/director or - any person who is wholly or partially dependant on the employee/director.

Again there is no limit on the amount that may be deducted as a premium.

2. Proceeds : Taxable (Paragraph (m) and (mA) of gross Income) Under the new regime the rule that where a premium is deductible, the proceeds will be taxable still applies in the case of: - old section 11(w) policies, and - policies where the premiums are deductible or become deductible in terms of the new section 11(w)(ii).

It appears as though the proceeds of policies in respect of which the premiums are deductible under the new section 11 (w)(i) will be tax free provided that they accrue to the employee/director etc. and not the employer.

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2.1 Paragraph (m) : “Proceedsâ€? received by the employer will be taxable Where any premium paid, in respect of a policy owned by an employer on the life of an employee/director, is or was deductible in any year of assessment, then any amount received by or accrued to the employer: XQGHU WKH SROLF\ SROLF\ EHQHĂ€W ZKHWKHU PDWXULW\ GHDWK RU disability) - upon surrender of the policy - disposal of the policy, or - by way of any loan or advanced granted by the insurer on the strength of the policy will be included in the gross income of the employer in terms of Paragraph (m).

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previously included in the taxpayer’s gross income (ii) Where a paid-up policy has been issued in place of a terminated policy they will be regarded as being the same policy (iii) Where a lump sum is paid to the employer the lump sum can be reduced by the premiums paid by the taxpayer but which did not qualify for a deduction, and (iv) Paragraph (m) does not apply to amounts received by persons other than the taxpayer (employer) subsequent to the cession of the policy to that person, if the policy is - A pre-1 January 2011 section 11(w) policy, or - A post-1 January 2011 section 11(w)(ii) policy.

(These policies are covered by paragraph (mA) below) 2.2 Paragraph (mA) : Proceeds of policies ceded to an employee/director etc.

Paragraph (mA) includes, in the gross income of any person other than the employer, any amount that is received by or accrued to that person, subsequent to the cession to that person, of a: - pre-1 January 2011 section 11(w) policy, or - post-1 January 2011 section 11(w)(ii) policy.

This amount may be reduced by the amount of deductible premiums which were not deducted because they exceeded the allowable deduction in a year of assessment.

This provision comes into operation on 1 January 2011 and applies to all amounts received or accrued after that date.

3. The abolition of certain tax concessions 3.1 Section 10(1)(x): R30 000 tax-free lump sum Section 10(1)(x) is abolished with effect from 1 March 2011. This section allowed for a R30 000 tax-free concesVLRQ RQ OXPS VXP EHQHĂ€WV UHFHLYHG E\ DQ HPSOR\HH IURP DQ employer under certain conditions.

3.2 Section 7A(4A) : Application of the average rate formula Section 7A(4A) is abolished with effect from 1 March 2011.

Section 7A(4A) allowed for the application of average rate IRUPXOD WR OXPS VXP EHQHĂ€WV LQ H[FHVV RI 5 XQGHU FHUtain conditions.

Comment Taken together, the abolition of sections 10(1)(x) and 7A(4A) means that lump sums received from an employer will, in future, be taxable in full at the employee’s marginal rate.

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Comment Deferred compensation schemes were based on the premise that lump sums received by the employer and paid over to the employee would be tax neutral. On the one hand the amount would have been included in the employer’s gross income in terms of paragraph (m). While on the other, the employer would have been able to claim a tax deduction in terms of VHFWLRQ D RQ WKH EHQHÀW SDLG WR WKH HPSOR\HH LQ WHUPV RI an employment contract or established practice. Section 23(p) now blocks the tax deduction in respect of the lump sum paid to the employee.

3.4 Section 23(q): No deduction in respect of policies ceded to employees An employer will not be able to claim a tax deduction in respect of a pre-1 January section 11(w) policy ceded to: - an employee/director or a connected person in relation to that employee/director - the estate of the employee/director, or - any person who is wholly or partially dependant on the employee/director.

This section comes into operation on 1 January 2011 but only applies to policies ceded after 1 January 2012.

Comment The effect of this provision on the employer is the same as in the case of section 23(p) above. For the employee the tax consequences will differ depending on the date of the policy cession. In this regard see the discussion of section 10(1) (gF) below.

3.5 Section 23B(4): No deduction for premiums other than in terms of section 11(w) This new section makes it clear that an employer will not be able to claim a deduction in respect of policy premiums under section 11(a) (general deduction formula) where: (a) the employer is the policyholder, and (b) the employer is insuring itself against any loss occasioned by the death, disability or severe illness of the employee/director.

4. A new exemption : Section 10(1)(gF): Employee exempt on receipt of ceded policy The Act introduces a new exemption in the form of section 10(1)(gF). The exemption applies where a pre-1 January 2011 section 11(w) policy is ceded, to: - an employee/director or a connected person of that employee/director - the estate of the employee/director, or - any person who is wholly or partially dependant on the employee/director.

The receipt of the policy by the cessionary will be exempt from tax.

The exemption comes into effect on 1 January 2011 but only applies to policies ceded after 1 January 2012.

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Big offshore opportunities for advisors

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LJQLĂ&#x20AC; FDQW HDVLQJ RI H[FKDQJH FRQWUROV FUHDWHV QHZ EXVLQHVV RSSRUWXQLWLHV IRU Ă&#x20AC; QDQFLDO DGYLVRUV New Reserve Bank rules allow South Africans to invest up to R4 million per person per year offshore. The new dispensation comes during a period of prolonged rand strength, creating a timing opportunity should the rand lose ground in the year ahead.

Franklin Templeton Investments South Africa reports an increase in offshore business, with business volumes positioned for long-term growth. We believe new South African Reserve Bank rules could prompt a wide-ranging reappraisal of offVKRUH GLYHUVLĂ&#x20AC; FDWLRQ E\ UHWDLO LQYHVWRUV ² JRRG QHZV IRU DGYL sors looking to develop a strong offshore product offering.

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cuses exclusively on the parent companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s extensive suite of offshore funds.

As advice professionals are aware, many retail investors remain cautious about offshore exposure following past disappointments; however, the old reticence has begun to recede. Now weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve witnessed a major relaxation of foreign exchange controls by the Reserve Bank, de-facto acceptance WKDW RIIVKRUH GLYHUVLĂ&#x20AC; FDWLRQ LV SUXGHQW 7KLV LQ LWVHOI LV VXIĂ&#x20AC; FLHQW to prompt an offshore rethink by many members of the investing public.

We view the Reserve Bank announcement as a tipping point with important implications for advisors who are concerned about the narrow focus of many client portfolios. A new client mindset is becoming apparent and believes clients are increasingly receptive to the business case for offshore exposure.

Many investors now acknowledge the inherent risk of total FRPPLWPHQW WR D ORFDO PDUNHW ² WKH -6( ² UHSUHVHQWLQJ OHVV than 1% of global market capitalisation.

At the same time, we see growing interest in Asian equities, VSHFLĂ&#x20AC; FDOO\ &KLQD DQG $VLDQ JURZWK IXQGV $QRWKHU WUHQG LV WRZDUG RIIVKRUH Ă&#x20AC; [HG LQFRPH SURGXFWV +HUH WKH LQYHVWRUV IDOO LQWR WZR FDWHJRULHV ² WKRVH ORRNLQJ IRU D SUXGHQW RSWLRQ VXS SRUWHG E\ RIIVKRUH GLYHUVLĂ&#x20AC; FDWLRQ DQG WKRVH ZKR KDYH VHULRXV concerns about a sudden market correction.

The investor rethink has only recently begun and that advisors will have to engage in continued market education. After a period of neglect, offshore products have become a potential growth area. Rand strength underlines the opportunity, whether in Asia, the BRIC countries, the USA or Europe. But this is much more than a currency play. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a strategic opportunity â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for advisors as well as their clients.

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A bit about propertyâ&#x20AC;Ś Ian Brink, Glacier by Sanlam

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or many of us, investing in property refers to the purchase of a home to live in, or for the more fortunate, a second or third property to rent out or use as holiday accommodation. Purchasing property is an integral part of wealth creation. Yet owning physical property is only one means of gaining exposure to this unique asset class, and essentially only exposes the homeowner (or the investor) to a VSHFLĂ&#x20AC; F DUHD RI WKH SURSHUW\ LQYHVWPHQW VSHFWUXP WKDW LV WKH residential property market. Moreover, the returns derived from owning a home, which presumably is appreciating in value over time, are unrealized unless the property is sold, and even then, usually the return derived from selling oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s SULPDU\ SURSHUW\ LV XVHG WR Ă&#x20AC; QDQFH D QHZ SULPDU\ UHVLGHQFH )HZ SHRSOH VHOO WKHLU RQO\ KRPH DQG PRYH LQWR D UHQWHG Ă DW simply to realize a capital gain!

For those who purchase secondary properties or speculate LQ UHVLGHQWLDO SURSHUW\ WKH FRVWV RI Ă&#x20AC; QDQFLQJ WKH SURSHUW\ together with the general illiquidity associated with physical property can make this type of investing particularly GDXQWLQJ 7KH EX\ WR UHQW VWUDWHJ\ DOVR KDV LWV RZQ GLIĂ&#x20AC; FXOWLHV not least of which is the fact that residential rental rates can EH LQĂ XHQFHG E\ QXPHURXV H[RJHQRXV IDFWRUV 'HVSLWH WKH IDFW that real estate agents usually facilitate the managing of the property on the ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s behalf, it is the owner who ultimately remains responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of the property, and also shoulders the burden of any unrecoverable damage which may be incurred.

Like with all other markets, prices of residential properties Ă XFWXDWH GHSHQGLQJ RQ WKH VXSSO\ 7KDW VDLG UHVLGHQWLDO property has been kind to investors with decent returns over the past decade and a bit. Between the beginning of 1997 and the middle of 2007 median property prices as measured according to Standard Bankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mortgage book increased by 330% in nominal terms. Median house prices according to ABSAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mortgage book over the same period increased by 415%.

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When individual balance sheets are strong and there are expectations of strong economic growth going forward, individuals are more inclined to take on extra debt which translates into extra demand for residential property and higher prices. Similarly, when interest rates are low or there are expectations of declining interest rates going forward, individuals will be more inclined to take on debt in order to purchase new or more expensive homes.

Albeit that investing in residential property is implicit to most of us who aspire to owning our own homes, investing in listed property does provide another means of getting exposure to the property market. The listed property universe may be divided into three broad categories, namely PUTs (Property Unit Trusts), PLSs (Property Loan Stocks) and Property Companies.

PUTs, like all other local unit trusts, are registered under CISCA â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the Collective Investment Schemes Controls Act of 2002. Where they differ from ordinary unit trusts is that WKH\ DUH OLVWHG RQ WKH -6( 7KHUH DUH FXUUHQWO\ Ă&#x20AC;YH 387V which jointly have a market cap of approximately R30bn.

Since inception in 1969, the legislation surrounding PUTs has become more relaxed, especially with regards to gearing levels. Gearing levels in a PUT are dictated by its trust deed ZKLFK VSHFLĂ&#x20AC;HV WKH DPRXQW RI ERUURZLQJ DV D SURSRUWLRQ RI the fundâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s holdings. The gearing levels in local property unit trusts are much lower than their international counterparts. ,QLWLDOO\ 387V ZHUH RQO\ DOORZHG WR LQYHVW LQ Ă&#x20AC;[HG SURSHUW\ however, with the loosening of the legislation surrounding PUTs, WKH\ DUH QRZ EHLQJ DOORZHG WR LQYHVW LQ QRQ Ă&#x20AC;[HG SURSHUW\ (listed property) as well. Only retained income is taxed inside WKH 387 WKH LQFRPH ZKLFK LV GLVWULEXWHG WR WKH LQYHVWRU LV RQO\ taxed in the hands of the unit holder. As a consequence of this tax legislation, all income is paid out to the investor either biannually or quarterly. Income distributions from PUTs are regarded as interest â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and taxed accordingly.

PLSs were born during an era when PUT legislation was still fairly restrictive. Unlike PUTs at this time (early 1980s), PLSs were allowed to borrow funds, and could also invest in listed property. PLSs are companies which invest exclusively in property. Like all other companies, they are subject to the Companies Act of 1973. There are 13 PLSs which jointly

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comprise a market cap of approximately R90bn. Each unit of a PLS is essentially comprised of a portion of equity in the underlying property portfolio together with a portion of debt (a loan to the company). The investor earns interest on his/her loan to the company which is funded from the rental collections on the property portfolio net of the administration, maintenance and other running costs. Dividends paid out on the equity portion of the unit are usually small in comparison to the debenture (loan) interest payments. Similar tax rules apply to PLSs as to PUTs, and as such, the interest earned on the investment is taxed in the hands of the investor and not the company.

Listed Property companies differ from PUTs and PLSs in a QXPEHU RI ZD\V )LUVWO\ WKH\ DUH WD[HG RQ ERWK WKHLU SURĂ&#x20AC;WV and their distributions. Secondly, listed property companies are not compelled to distribute all their net income. Lastly, listed property companies are allowed to buy shares in other listed property companies and are not forced to invest directly in physical assets. Listed property companies are also subject to the Companies Act of 1973. Listed property has distinct advantages over residential property when used purely for investing purposes. Listed property companies are listed on the JSE, and trade similarly to ordinary equities.

As with equities, one is able to gain exposure to a property portfolio without purchasing the properties in their entirety.

This means that the investor does not need to lay out large amounts of capital (as in the case of purchasing a residential property) nor does the investor need to raise a mortgage ERQG LQ RUGHU WR Ă&#x20AC;QDQFH WKH SURSHUW\ Since there is an active market for listed property shares, they are a lot more liquid than physical property and may be disposed of a lot quicker without incurring large transaction costs or paying high sales commissions. Listed property also KDV GLYHUVLĂ&#x20AC;FDWLRQ EHQHĂ&#x20AC;WV RYHU SK\VLFDO SURSHUW\ LQ VR PXFK as the property portfolios are usually comprised of a mixture of property types (retail, industrial and commercial) and also SURYLGH JHRJUDSKLF GLYHUVLĂ&#x20AC;FDWLRQ ² WKDW LV PD\ EH VSUHDG out over a fairly large area unlike a residential property ZKLFK LV XVXDOO\ FRQĂ&#x20AC;QHG WR D VLQJOH JHRJUDSKLF DUHD Historic performance is usually a poor indicator of future performance. That said, listed property has historically provided investors with handsome rewards.

Since inception (April 2002) till the end of September 2010, the listed property index has delivered a return of 726% (28,3% annualized) compared to the ALSi which delivered a return of 238% (15,4% annualized) and the ALBi which delivered a return of 168% (12,3% annualized).

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from listed property are twofold. Like shares, the value Name: of the underlying FTSE/JSE Africa SA List Prop property portfolio (SAPY) J253T may appreciate (or FTSE/JSE Africa All Share depreciate) over J203T time. This increased ALBI Total Return - Beassa (decreased) value in (ALBI) the underlying portfolio in turn contributes to an increase (decrease) in the value of the property units. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important to note that, like with equities, there may be irrational periods of over and under pricing of the units. The second source of the return on listed property is the yield which is derived from the portfolio. This yield is essentially funded by the rental stream derived on the properties as well as interest earnings. A major advantage which listed property has over other asset classes is the relative stability of the yields which they provide (see the graph below).

This stability results out of the fact that the rental incomes are usually tied down by lease agreements which lock in tenants over a period of time. Moreover, these lease agreements usually have a built in escalation clause which ensures that the collected rental stream escalates at a PLQLPXP RI LQĂ DWLRQ 7KH RQXV RI PDQDJLQJ WHQDQW FRQWUDFWV and maintenance of the property portfolios are delegated to specialized property management companies, which means that the listed property investor is not burdened with the administration and maintenance of the properties. $QRWKHU VLJQLĂ&#x20AC;FDQW FKDUDFWHULVWLF RI OLVWHG SURSHUW\ LV EHVW illustrated by looking at its correlation to other asset classes â&#x20AC;&#x201C; VSHFLĂ&#x20AC;FDOO\ HTXLWLHV DQG ERQGV VHH WKH WDEOH EHORZ 2YHU WKH period from the inception of the listed property index (April 2002) till the end of September 2010, the correlation of the

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listed property total return index with the ALSi and the ALBi was 30% and 60% respectively. This speaks to the usefulness RI OLVWHG SURSHUW\ DV D PHDQV RI SRUWIROLR GLYHUVLĂ&#x20AC;FDWLRQ $OVR itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interesting to note that the volatility of listed property over the same period was marginally less than the ALSi, despite having outperformed both equities and bonds.

This observation is by no means attempting to make the case for listed property as an alternative to investing in other asset classes, since the results of such analysis are usually subject to end-point bias. Rather, what does become apparent, is the importance of this unique asset class when FRQVWUXFWLQJ D GLYHUVLĂ&#x20AC;HG SRUWIROLR

References 1) Moodley-Isaacs, N., 2009. How to invest in listed SURSHUW\ >RQOLQH@ $YDLODEOH DW KWWS ZZZ SHUVĂ&#x20AC;Q FR ]D index.php?fSectionId=&fArticleId=5152692 [Accessed 22 September 2010].

2) Brown, M. 2010. Listed property: The fourth asset class, [online] Available at: < http://www.mg.co.za/article/201005-07-listed-property-the-fourth-asset-class> [Accessed 20 September 2010].

3) Catalyst, 2010. Listed property sector monthly overview, [online] Available at: < http:// www.catalyst.co.za/domestic/ reports/reports2010/ monthlyreportSep2010.pdf> [Accessed 30 September 2010] 4) Botha, J., 2010. South Africa: Residential Property Report, [online] Available at: < http://ws9.standardbank. co.za/sbrp/LatestResearch.do> [Accessed 20 September 2010] 5) Association of Property Unit Trusts, 2010. Property Unit Trusts, [online] Available at: www.put.co.za [Accessed 20 September 2010] Association of Property Loan Stocks, 2010. Property Loan Stocks & Tax Information, [online] Available at: http:// www.propertyloanstock.co.za/ [Accessed 20 September 2010] June/July 2011

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South African life and disability insurance shortfall remains critical DYHUDJH IDPLO\ ZRXOG KDYH WR FXW OLYLQJ H[SHQVHV VLJQLĂ&#x20AC; FDQWO\ if the main earner of a household dies or becomes disabled.

Apart from a general belt-tightening exercise, this may also PHDQ VHOOLQJ WKH IDPLO\ KRPH DQG VDFULĂ&#x20AC; FLQJ D GHFHQW HGXFD tion for the children.

How big is the gap?

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uring the course of next year, approximately 160 000 South African income earners are expected to die, while an estimated 52 000 earners will suffer total and permanent disability. This means that, in addition to grappling with the loss of these income earners, more than IDPLOLHV ZLOO IDFH XQH[SHFWHG Ă&#x20AC; QDQFLDO KDUGVKLS WKLV year, brought about by South Africaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s massive life and disability insurance gap.

New research conducted on behalf of the Association for Savings and Investment South Africa shows that the average South African income earner is underinsured by R600 000 in the event of death and by R900 000 in the event of disability. On average South African earners are underinsured by 62% for death and 60% for disability. This means that the

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7KH Ă&#x20AC; UVW LQGHSHQGHQW VWXG\ DLPHG DW PHDVXULQJ 6RXWK $I ricaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life and disability insurance shortfall was conducted in 7KH DVWRQLVKLQJ Ă&#x20AC; QGLQJ ZDV WKDW 6RXWK $IULFDQ HDUQHUV were grossly underinsured by an estimated R10-trillion.

For the 2010 study, again conducted by True South Actuaries & Consultants, but, this time, in partnership with the UNISA Bureau of Market Research, more detailed data was available on personal income than in 2007. It was also possible to eliminate individual earners with no need for insurance. As a UHVXOW WKH Ă&#x20AC; QGLQJV RI WKH VWXG\ DUH HYHQ PRUH UHDOLVWLF than those in 2007.

The 2010 Life and Disability Insurance Gap Study shows that South Africaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 12,4-million income earners between the ages of 16 and 65 are underinsured by R18,4-trillion. The insurance gap was calculated separately for death and disDELOLW\ DQG LV GHĂ&#x20AC; QHG DV WKH GLIIHUHQFH EHWZHHQ WKH LQVXUDQFH need and the actual cover. The death insurance gap is R7,3trillion and the disability insurance gap is R11,1-trillion.

Given the fact that it was possible to interrogate data in much greater detail this year and factoring in the growth in earnings over the past three years since the last study was conducted, we conclude that the insurance gap has not necessarily widened.

The insurance gap is likely to have remained static in real terms over the past three years, which is positive given the tough economic conditions that South Africans had to endure for the past couple of years.

What this means is that consumers did not rush out and increase their levels of life and disability insurance since the last study was done in 2007. This is understandable given the JOREDO Ă&#x20AC; QDQFLDO FULVLV DQG WKH UHFHVVLRQ WKDW IROORZHG %XW WKLV also means that people held on to the life and disability protection cover they had. This is positive and consistent with the lower policy lapse rates we have seen in the industry.

Where is the biggest gap?

While the R18,4-trillion life and disability insurance gap shows that South Africans are in trouble as far as life and disability protection is concerned, the number is so large that it becomes meaningless unless it is unpacked and made relevant to individual consumers.

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Especially middle- to high-income earners are usually quick to dismiss these statistics, believing mistakenly that low-income earners are likely to be the only group hard hit by the loss of an earner due to death or disability.

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The Life and Disability Insurance Gap Study also shows that while consumers earning less than R3 000 have a life cover shortfall, the reverse is true for disability insurance. This is because of the Government disability income grant which, due WR LWV Ă&#x20AC;[HG DPRXQW QDWXUH LV YHU\ HIIHFWLYH DW UHSODFLQJ ORVW income in the lower income brackets.

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Closing the gap Closing the life and disability insurance gap would require South African earners to spend on average an additional 2,4% a year of their personal income on life cover (R35-billion) and 1,5% a year on disability cover (R15-billion).

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Monthly net income for each of the segments: Segment 1 R0R3 000; Segment 2 R3 000-R5 800; Segment 3 R5 800-R8 300; Segment 4 R8 300-R16 700; Segment 5 R16 700+ 7KH RQO\ JURXS RI SHRSOH ZKR KDYH VXIĂ&#x20AC;FLHQW OLIH FRYHU DFcording to the study are high income earners older than 55. This is because this group has generally saved enough money and KDV RIWHQ DOVR EHQHĂ&#x20AC;WHG IURP JURXS OLIH FRYHU WKURXJK \HDUV RI PHPEHUVKLS RI DQ HPSOR\HU¡V SHQVLRQ IXQG 2Q WKH GLVDELOLW\ VLGH KRZHYHU WKLV JURXS DOVR Ă&#x20AC;QGV LWVHOI XQGHULQVXUHG The following offers a snap shot of the life and disability insurance gap for individual earners, segmented per income group.

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If earners do not close the current insurance gap, the averDJH KRXVHKROG ZLOO EH IRUFHG WR FXW H[SHQGLWXUH E\ DERXW D third should the earner die or become disabled. The alternative would be to increase the monthly earnings of the household after the death or disability of an earner by an average of R3 177 on death or R4 696 on disability.

For many families this will present a challenge. In addition, WKLV Ă&#x20AC;JXUH ZLOO EH KLJKHU RU ORZHU GHSHQGLQJ RQ WKH DFWXDO income bracket of the earner whose income has been lost due to death or disability.

About the Gap Study )UDQFRLV +XJR ([HFXWLYH 'LUHFWRU DW 7UXH 6RXWK $FWXDULHV and Consultants, says the study only considered data relevant to South Africaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 12,4-million citizens between the ages of 16 and 65 who were earning a regular income.

He points out that the study took a conservative approach, taking into consideration only the levels of life and disability cover required to maintain ongoing household spending after the death or disability of an earner and then only for WKH SHULRG XS WR WKH HDUQHU¡V LQWHQGHG UHWLUHPHQW GDWH 2QH RII FRVWV VXFK DV IXQHUDO FRVWV H[HFXWRU IHHV HVWDWH GXW\ DQG FDSLWDO JDLQV WD[ ZHUH WKHUHIRUH H[FOXGHG DV ZHUH SRVW UHWLUHPHQW OLYLQJ H[SHQVHV The primary source of information for determining the insurance need was household income, household expenditure and personal income data as provided by UNISAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bureau of Market Research (BMR). Additional information was sourced from life companies, which provided statistics of total payouts should all policyholders with life cover die and should all policyholders with disability cover become totally and permanently disabled.

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You may also want to advise clients to have public and private goals. Suggest that they keep quiet about the private ones. Financial goals are often ones that are wise to keep

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event of death and disability. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To the majority of consumers insurance is often still regarded as a grudge purchase. Many consumers are still of the opinion that the unforeseen such as death, disability and dread disease only happen to others.â&#x20AC;?

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This is not as daunting as it may seem. You can achieve success in these exams by following the steps below: 1. Get the course material. Milpark Business School has GHYHORSHG FRXUVH PDWHULDO VSHFLĂ&#x20AC; FDOO\ IRU WKLV H[DPLQDWLRQ It is also available for free and can be downloaded from the INSETA website or purchased at a minimal cost from Milpark directly.

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that you will no doubt already be familiar with some of the legislative content. Start making notes and tackle the book chapter by chapter.

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Why we all will need to be working longer than our parents Willem Loots, Actuarial Manager at Liberty Corporate Consultants and Actuaries

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e live in an age and culture where the concept of retirement is taken as given. Less than 150 years ago, the concept of retiring as we know it today did not exist. Indeed, most people happily worked until death or GLVDELOLW\ ZKLFKHYHU RFFXUUHG Ă&#x20AC; UVW Worldwide, health improvements directly affect the number of years people are expected to live in retirement, and this is also the case for South Africa. We can therefore expect to likely have to work longer than our parents did or save much more to provide for a longer retirement.

Improvements in life expectancy Life expectancies have been increasing dramatically in all OECD countries over the last four decades, as demonstrated

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compared to previous generations. Furthermore, these retiring individuals are healthier than previous generations.

An increase in the average retirement age, to compensate for longer retirements, has not been seen in South Africa. It is not surprising in a country with a critically high youth unemployment rate that the retirement age is kept low. However, one must ask with a dire skill shortage whether this is sustainable.

Another problem facing South Africa is the large number RI HPSOR\HG 6RXWK $IULFDQV WKDW GR QRW HDUQ VXIĂ&#x20AC; FLHQW LQFRPH to save for retirement. In addition, many underestimate the amount of money required to secure a comfortable income after retirement. As a very broad guideline, an annual retirement income of 75% of pre retirement salary may be considered comfortable. Of course, this income would be expected WR LQFUHDVH LQ OLQH ZLWK LQĂ DWLRQ It is possible to estimate the level of savings required at retirement to secure a comfortable level of income post retirement. This level can be expressed as a multiple of pre-retirement salary.

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While retirement ages are slowly adjusting for these changes, it is clear these are not keeping pace with improvements in longevity. So, an increase in retirement age to 65 by 2050 from 62 today still means a longer period of retirement, based on data of the OECD countries. To illustrate, by 2050, IHPDOHV LQ WKH 2(&' FRXQWULHV ZLOO VSHQG DOPRVW WZHQW\ Ă&#x20AC; YH years in retirement. This group of individuals will spend longer preparing for work and in retirement than they actually will be working.

Impact on South Africa Longevity and the related ageing of populations experienced across the world are problems we tend to ignore in South Africa mainly due to the incidence of HIV. Although HIV dramatically affects the average life expectancy at birth, the reality is that those who remain HIV-free during their working lifetime do have an increased life expectancy post retirement

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Table2: Estimated required multiple of salary at retirement (1960 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2050) Sources: OECD Data, Liberty Corporate From Table 2, it can be seen that due to the longer expected time in retirement the estimated required multiple of salary has increased from 8,1 in 1960 to 10,5 in 2010 for males of average retirement age. This multiple is expected

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The reality is that many South Africans will not have the luxury to choose to work past normal retirement age. For many, working longer means deferring receipt of a state old age grant. For others, employers do not provide the option of working longer.

Therefore, those needing or electing to work beyond traditional retirement ages will need to be inventive in terms of how they are able to secure employment. A semi retirement stage of a working lifetime which includes a scaled down workload is probably the ideal solution. To enable this, the labour market will, KRZHYHU QHHG WR EHFRPH PRUH Ă H[LEOH

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Breaking Trusts Franscois van Gijsen

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hilst analysing a trust deed for a client recently I started wondering why so many individuals who use trusts in their estate planning, and their advisors are so intent on â&#x20AC;&#x153;breakingâ&#x20AC;? their trusts. Why would a planner go to the trouble of creating a trust, the expense and effort of transferring assets to a trust and of administering D WUXVW MXVW WR DJDLQ GHSULYH KLPVHOI RI WKH EHQHĂ&#x20AC; WV WKDW WKLV versatile estate planning tool offers him? The answer, it would seem, is the result of forgetting why the trust was created in WKH Ă&#x20AC; UVW SODFH ZKLOH QRW XQGHUVWDQGLQJ WKH FRQFHSW RI KDYLQJ a vested right in trust assets. /HW XV WKHQ Ă&#x20AC; UVW WDNH D ORRN DW ZK\ FOLHQWV W\SLFDOO\ GHFLGH WR XVH D WUXVW 6SHDN WR DQ DGYLVRU UHJDUGLQJ WUXVWV DQG WKH\¡OO usually tell you about the â&#x20AC;&#x153;advantagesâ&#x20AC;? to be had from using a trust. Trusts, we are told, can be used to save on income tax, postpone capital gains tax and save estate duty. It can also serve as a way in which to safeguard assets from attachPHQW E\ FUHGLWRUV DQG NHHS WKHP IURP IDOOLQJ LQWR WKH KDQGV of spouses during divorce proceedings. These are also the reasons that clients most often tell me, and indeed that was the reason my aforementioned client told me for which he decided, to use a trust as an estate planning tool.

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7KLV LV GRQH WR UHGXFH WKH WUXVW¡V OLDELOLW\ IRU LQFRPH WD[ DQG capital gains tax by means of the conduit pipe effect created by section 25B(2)5 and Paragraph 80(2)6. These sections allow trust income or capital gains to be taxed in the hands of a EHQHĂ&#x20AC; FLDU\ DW WKDW EHQHĂ&#x20AC; FLDU\¡V PDUJLQDO UDWH RI WD[ DV RS SRVHG WR WKH WUXVW¡V Ă DW UDWH RI +RZHYHU WKLV ZLOO EH WKH case only if the allocation is done within the tax year in which it accrued to the trust. In this way the trust acts merely as a FRQGXLW SLSH LQ WKDW WKH WUXVW LQFRPH RU FDSLWDO JDLQV Ă RZV WKURXJK LW WR WKH UHOHYDQW EHQHĂ&#x20AC; FLDULHV WR ZKLFK LW KDV EHHQ allocated. $W Ă&#x20AC; UVW JODQFH WKLV SUDFWLFH PD\ VHHP EHQHĂ&#x20AC; FLDO DV LW FRXOG JLYH ULVH WR D WD[ VDYLQJ +RZHYHU WKH DOORFDWLRQ RI D WUXVW DVVHW RU RI LQFRPH RU D FDSLWDO JDLQ WR D EHQHĂ&#x20AC; FLDU\ KDV VHUL ous consequences that are usually lost sight of by advisors and their clients in their eagerness for tax savings. This is the case even if the date of delivery is still entirely at the discretion of the trustees.

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It should also be borne in mind that there will always come a time when such amounts will in fact have to be paid out, either WR WKH EHQHĂ&#x20AC; FLDU\ RU WR KLV HVWDWH %HDU LQ PLQG DOVR WKDW WUXVWHHV DUH REOLJDWHG WR DW DOO WLPHV KDYH VXIĂ&#x20AC; FLHQW DVVHWV LQ WUXVW WR settle all such claims and their failure to do so could lead to perVRQDO OLDELOLW\ RQ WKHLU SDUW Lastly it should also be mentioned that clients and their advisors often attempt to circumvent these negative effects by including all manner of clauses in their trust documents purporting to say that these assets are excluded from attachment until such time as the assets have been paid over to the UHOHYDQW EHQHĂ&#x20AC; FLDU\ DQG WKDW VKRXOG KH EH GHFODUHG LQVROYHQW prior to receipt of such assets, that the asset will revert to the June/July 2011

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trust. Unfortunately for them any such attempt or pretence, as can be seen in the well known cases of Vorster v Steyn7 and Du Plessis v Pienaar8, contained in any trust deed is a nudum praeceptum or naked condition and is invalid.

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for as long as the trustees do not allocate the income, capital gain. The same goes for allocating other trust assets.

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Business assurance concerns Harry Joffe,Head, Legal Services, Discovery life

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tion of debiting the individualâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s loan accounts. In practice, either loan accounts are never debited or created, or if they are, they are incorrectly allocated â&#x20AC;&#x201C; normally they are simply VSOLW HTXDOO\ ZLWKRXW WDNLQJ DFFRXQW RI WKH GLIIHUHQW VKDUHKROG ing split. In both cases, according to a SARS guidance note, the policies will not be given estate duty exemption on death.

Therefore, by this simple error, policies that should have been free of estate duty, are now made dutiable. In addition, if no loan accounts are ever created, this has the effect that the company has paid for private premiums which is a taxable IULQJH EHQHĂ&#x20AC; W 7KHUHIRUH ERWK DQ HVWDWH GXW\ DQG LQFRPH WD[ problem have now been created.

7KH SROLFLHV DUH RYHU XQGHU YDOXHG In practice, the problem arises because no true valuation is done to ascertain the real value of the shares in question.

A â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;thumb suckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; value is simply used. This obviously creates a problem that the policies are either higher or lower in value then they should be. Two simple examples will illustrate this: Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shares are worth 1 million Rand objectively valued. B takes a policy on his life for 2 million Rand. On Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death, two problems will arise. Firstly, SARS will say that because the shares were only worth 1 million, the 2 million policy was not a genuine buy and sell policy. This means that, once again, the HVWDWH GXW\ H[HPSWLRQ ZLOO QRW EH DOORZHG ,Q DGGLWLRQ EH FDXVH % ZLOO KDYH SDLG PLOOLRQ IRU D SROLF\ RQO\ ZRUWK PLO OLRQ WKLV FRXOG EH VHHQ E\ 6$56 DV D GRQDWLRQ ZLWK % WKHUH fore having to pay donations tax on the 1 million donated.

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pliers and support networks through social media marketing were a critical factor in their success. Coopers and Lybrand found very similar results in their study conducted among 400 small businesses with high sales growth. Small businesses with strategic alliances experienced an 11% higher sales turnover than those not utilising network relationships.

In the new, connected millennium, the availability of social media platforms offers small business owners opportunities to expand their customer base at a fraction of the cost of above-the-line advertising, to gain insight into their customers and to build good relationships with them. Forming wellestablished partnerships could be of great value to the small EXVLQHVV RZQHU DQG FRXOG DOVR LQFUHDVH SURĂ&#x20AC; W PDUJLQV Business owners wishing to capitalize on these opportunities need to ensure that they can successfully rise to the many challenges implicit in the digital arena. Certain key behaviours that need to change include the need to get closer to consumers, to engender bilateral conversations, to master the context of marketing messages, to make better use of consumer data and insight, and to build new and more collaborative relationships across the value chain.

Unlike their more traditional predecessors, social media are not merely digital platforms from which to showcase the businessâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest advertising campaign, to release a press statement or to tweet what you had for breakfast. The audiences have also changed: no longer just consumers of media and advertising, they are their creators, too.

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before and are more likely to search for additional information and evaluate all the options available to them before making a well-informed decision. In this new connected milOHQQLXP FRQWURO LV PRUH Ă&#x20AC; UPO\ LQ WKH KDQGV RI WKH FRQVXPHUV If they are not persuaded by the sales offering or are bored with the content presented to them, they will simply click away to another website!

Social media marketing programmes should focus on efforts to create content that attracts attention and encourages readers to share them with their own social networks. A message will spread from user to user and may resonate more effectively precisely because it comes from a trusted source (a peer), as opposed to coming from the business itself. To win the minds and hearts of contemporary consumers, more creative approaches are needed.

For starters, remember consumers no longer want passively to support a brand; they want to engage with it. Successful users of social media for marketing invite their consumers to become friends and partners in the business and aim to build trust relationships with them. Consumers want to understand the value of the products on offer and should be provided with opportunities to obtain more information, have their concerns addressed and share both positive and negative service experiences. Participation from both sides is thus a major factor for online success, and the more the business participates in the conversation, the more it stands to gain.

Business owners need to ensure that they understand the needs of their target audiences, know what appeals to them and are up-to-date with current trends and information in WKHLU VSHFLĂ&#x20AC; F DUHD &RQWHQW VKRXOG EH XSGDWHG RQ D UHJXODU EDVLV DQG PXVW LQFOXGH SUREOHP VROYLQJ LGHDV RI EHQHĂ&#x20AC; W WR the consumer. The key to an effective social media strategy is listening and an investment in listening and measurement tools ensures that consumersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; needs are understood and addressed. $OWKRXJK DOO W\SHV RI VPDOO EXVLQHVVHV PD\ EHQHĂ&#x20AC; W IURP VRFLDO PHGLD PDUNHWLQJ VWUDWHJLHV LQGHSHQGHQW Ă&#x20AC; QDQFLDO DGYL sors, in particular, could consider this approach for their businesses; for example, a blog to advertise the advisorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s service and, consequently, create more brand awareness, could be XVHG $GYLVRUV FRXOG FRPPXQLFDWH WKH EHQHĂ&#x20AC; WV RI WKH ODWHVW insurance product developments (perhaps a sponsored link to an insurance companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website), comment on market develRSPHQWV SURYLGH WD[ DQG Ă&#x20AC; QDQFLDO SODQQLQJ WLSV DQG HIIHF tively address generic concerns raised by clients on the web.

8OWLPDWHO\ VDWLVĂ&#x20AC; HG FOLHQWV ZLOO UHFRPPHQG WKH EORJ WR WKHLU friends, offering the advisor further lead-generation opportunities.

In conclusion, there might be great income potential for indeSHQGHQW Ă&#x20AC; QDQFLDO DGYLVRUV PDNLQJ XVH RI VRFLDO PHGLD PDUNHWLQJ VWUDWHJLHV LQ WKHLU EXVLQHVVHV 7KHVH DGYLVRUV ZLOO KRZHYHU QHHG WR HQVXUH WKHLU PDUNHWLQJ PHVVDJHV FRPSO\ ZLWK WKH Ă&#x20AC; QDQFLDO UHJXODWLRQV DQG GR QRW PDNH SURPLVHV WKDW FDQQRW EH NHSW 7KH HVVHQFH RI D VRFLDO PHGLD PDUNHWLQJ VWUDWHJ\ LV WR SXW WKH QHHGV RI WKH FRQVXPHUV Ă&#x20AC; UVW $OWKRXJK EXVLQHVV RZQHUV FDQ H[SDQG WKHLU FXVWRPHU EDVH WKURXJK VRFLDO PHGLD WKH\ VKRXOG GR VR RII D EDVLV GHVLJQHG WR EXLOG WUXVW WR VWUHQJWKHQ WKHLU UHODWLRQVKLSV ZLWK FRQVXPHUV DQG WR RIIHU WKHP HIIHFWLYH VROXWLRQV WKDW ZLOO DGG YDOXH WR WKHLU OLYHV DQG UHWDLQ WKHP DV OR\DO FXVWRPHUV June/July 2011

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Insurance and the Consumer Protection Act

Patrick Bracher, Director, Deneys Reitz

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he only rational way to ensure that the Short-term Insurance Act and the Long-term Insurance Act are aligned to the consumer protection measures provided for in the Consumer Protection Act by October 2012 is to incorporate those measures into the Policyholder Protection Rules. The reason for this is not only the fact that major amendments to the Acts themselves is an impossible task within the time available.

The Consumer Protection Act has created two parallel commercial systems. On the one track is the legal framework governing the relationship between the suppliers of goods and services and the protected consumers, namely all individuals The Financial Planner

and small businesses with assets or annual turnover less than R2 million. For these transactions, the Consumer Protection Act has driven a bulldozer through the thickets of contract law.

Freedom of contract is closely governed to see that the consumer is always entitled to fair trade practices.

On the other track is the economy that consists of supply and demand between commercial enterprises. Contracts relating to the supply of goods and services to corporations having assets or turnover above the threshold are untouched by the Consumer Protection Act. The entire common law of contract, and freedom of contract, applies to these relationships except in relation to franchise agreements.

Consequently, amendments to the Insurance Acts themselves would be very messy if they try to cater for both these economies. The Policyholder Protection Rules, on the other hand, are VSHFLĂ&#x20AC; FDOO\ LQWHQGHG WR GHDO ZLWK LQGLYLGXDO SROLF\KROGHUV VXFK as the insured under personal lines policies in the short-term arena. The Policyholder Protection Rules can be expanded considerably in order to incorporate the protection needed by individuals and very small businesses.

There are some real challenges. The Consumer Protection Act requires every limitation on risk and liability, any assumption of risk by the consumer, any indemnity imposed on the consumer and any acknowledgement of a fact by the consumer to be drawn to the consumersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; attention clearly and in plain language with an explanation as to the nature and effect of the provision. Seeing that insurance policies essentially deal with risks, liabilities and indemnities, the task is challenging one.

In addition, the CPA regulations set out a number of respects in which a contract may be presumed to be unfair unless, in the circumstances, it is a fair provision. These provisions relate to terms applicable to individual consumers who enter into the agreement for purposes unrelated to their business or profession. One of the relevant examples is that it is presumed to be unfair if the supplier imposes a limitation period for taking legal steps including demands and legal proceedings, that is, shorter than otherwise applicable under the common law or other legislation. That will mean that individual policyholders cannot be given less than the statutory prescription period of at least three years to enforce rights under a policy. Such long limitation periods are wholly inappropriate to the law of insurance and this has been recognised for hundreds of years.

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IDLU XQMXVW RU XQUHDVRQDEOH IURP WKH FRQVXPHUV¡ SRLQW RI YLHZ The insurance industry is going to have to give careful consideration to what can be limited and what cannot be limited. In a sense, the insurance industry is going to be subject to equity jurisdiction when it deals with individual policyholders.

The ideal place to provide equity for individual policyholders is in the Policyholder Protection Rules. That is the very reason that they were developed. The rules are supposed to record sound insurance principles and practice in the interest of the parties and in the public interest generally. The public

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(YHQ LI FRQVXPHU SURWHFWLRQ LV DIIRUGHG WKURXJK WKH 3ROLF\ holder Protection Rules, it is going to be a monumental task to SUHSDUH FRPSUHKHQVLYH DQG UDWLRQDO UXOHV E\ 2FWREHU DQG WKH ORQJ WHUP LQGXVWU\ DQG WKH VKRUW WHUP LQGXVWU\ QHHG WR DSSO\ WKHPVHOYHV WR WKH WDVN GLOLJHQWO\ DQG XUJHQWO\ ,I WKH GHDGOLQH LV QRW PHW DQG WKH SURYLVLRQV RI WKH &RQVXPHU 3URWHFWLRQ $FW DSSO\ WR LQVXUDQFH ZLWKRXW DGDSWLQJ WKDW DFW WR WKH SULQFLSOHV DQG SUDF tices of insurance, the outcome will be a mess.

Offshore markets offer good yields for your PREtirement savings Ralph Mupita, Managing Director RI 5HWDLO $IĂ XHQW DW 2OG 0XWXDO

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he slow economic growth and potential weakening of the rand predicted for the year ahead mean that South Africans planning for their retirement should consider diversifying their investments and investing offshore.

However, investment principles such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;time in the market, not timing the marketâ&#x20AC;? remain paramount. We like to think of it as the PREtirement age, which means the time that you have to save leading up to your retirement. Despite the turmoil in some markets, there are few shortcuts. People who plan DKHDG ZLOO UHDS PRUH EHQHĂ&#x20AC; WV WKDQ WKRVH ZKR KDYH WR ¡SOD\ FDWFK XS ¡¾ As a rule of thumb, those who invest early in their years leading up to retirement can afford to take more risks than those with less time to save for their golden years, meaning the rewards of a long-term view of investment can be compounded. :H FDQ¡W VWDWH FOHDUO\ HQRXJK WKDW VLPSO\ ÂśVDYLQJ LQ OLQH ZLWK LQĂ DWLRQ¡ LVQ¡W HQRXJK DQG WKDW LW¡V QHYHU EHHQ PRUH FUXFLDO for individuals to get sound advice on how to capitalise on the many opportunities in diversifying their investments and venturing offshore. ,W¡V LPSRUWDQW WR DGYLVH FOLHQWV RQ ZKHWKHU WKHLU UHWLUHPHQW SODQQLQJ LV DGHTXDWH DQG LI WKHUH¡V D VKRUWIDOO WR DGGUHVV those savings one step at a time. It feels more achievable taking small steps in savings as opposed to viewing retirement as a distant, unattainable goal. Apart from providing peace of mind, various retirement vehicles are tax deductible within certain limits, whether the contribution is a lump-sum or a recurring premium contribution. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The generally long investment horizon for retirement planning means it should ride out short-term market volatility. And

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right now appears like a good opportunity to invest offshore, with South African equities looking relatively more expensive than some foreign markets. By capitalising on the undervalued VKDUHV RIIVKRUH UHDO JURZWK EHQHĂ&#x20AC; WV ZLOO LQFUHDVH \RXU FOLHQWV¡ retirement savings as market conditions improve.

A good time to increase offshore exposure Those who already have a PREtirement plan in place should consider increasing their international equity portfolio, especially those who hold less than the maximum offshore exposure now permitted.

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2OG 0XWXDO ,QYHVWPHQW *URXS¡V 06, 0DFUR 6WUDWHJ\ ,QYHVW ments) boutique found that the optimal portfolio for SA invesWRUV ZLOO KDYH DW OHDVW LQ LQWHUQDWLRQDO DVVHWV 6$¡V HTXLW\ volatility is also no less than 30% higher than that of international equity, making local equity a lot more risky. Furthermore, the MSI boutique forecasts a return from international HTXLWLHV RI DERYH LQĂ DWLRQ RYHU WKH QH[W Ă&#x20AC; YH \HDUV DQG believes this will be the best-performing asset class in real WHUPV RYHU Ă&#x20AC; YH \HDUV The governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easing of exchange controls has enabled those invested in active asset allocation funds to increase their offshore exposure through their fund managers. Although equities will deliver the best returns over the medium term, all indications DUH IRU VLJQLĂ&#x20AC; FDQWO\ ORZHU UHWXUQV IURP PRVW DVVHW FODVVHV LQ WKH QH[W WHQ \HDUV ,W LV WKHUHIRUH FUXFLDO IRU LQYHVWRUV WR HQVXUH WKH\ VDYH PRUH DQG LQFOXGH DV PXFK HTXLW\ DV SRVVLEOH LQ WKHLU ORQJ WHUP SRUWIROLRV LQ OLQH ZLWK WKHLU ULVN SURĂ&#x20AC; OH DQG VDYLQJV WHUP 1RZ LV D JRRG WLPH WR VLW ZLWK \RXU FOLHQWV DQG DVVHVV ZKHWKHU WKHLU XQGHUO\LQJ LQYHVWPHQWV DUH LQ OLQH ZLWK FXUUHQW JURZWK SURV pects.

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Planning

Process Driven Advice

Colin Long CFPÂŽ Executive Financial Planner, Post Grad Dip Fin Plan

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he only certainties in life are death, taxes and change.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) in the U.K. has recently published a guidance paper for investment selection. The FSAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fundamental message for investment advisors is that they should have a transparent, defensible and logical process to match clientsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; needs or the FSA will make life a misery. Look familiar?

In the past few months the FAIS ombudsman has made a number of determinations that have related to the sale of Property Syndication investments. In most cases the advisors failed to do one or all of the following: 1R SURSHU Ă&#x20AC; QDQFLDO QHHGV DQDO\VLV ZDV FRQGXFWHG 7KH DGYLVRU ZDV QRW OLFHQVHG WR VHOO WKH LQYHVWPHQW 3. No proper due diligence was done on these investments

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and thus the advisors failed to properly understand the risks DVVRFLDWHG ZLWK WKHP 4. The advisors failed to properly understand the clientsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; risk tolerance because of a number of shortfalls involving Risk 3URĂ&#x20AC; OLQJ 7RROV 7KH )6$¡V SDSHU VHWV D PDUNHU IRU WKH HQWLUH Ă&#x20AC; QDQFLDO DGYLFH world and there is a clear imperative to impose greater structure on the advice process. In the words of the FSA: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The level of failure in this area is unacceptable. We have taken, and continue to take tough action to address these IDLOLQJV ZLWK LQGLYLGXDO Ă&#x20AC; UPV Âľ â&#x20AC;&#x153;As we apply our intrusive and intensive supervisors approach, ZH ZLOO EH ORRNLQJ WR VHH KRZ Ă&#x20AC; UPV KDYH DFWHG RQ WKLV UHSRUW :H ZLOO FRQVLGHU IRU H[DPSOH ZKHWKHU Ă&#x20AC; UPV KDYH UREXVW procedures, tools and risk category descriptions (where used) WR HVWDEOLVK DQG FKHFN WKH OHYHO RI ULVN D FRQVXPHU LV ZLOOLQJ DQG DEOH WR WDNH DV ZHOO DV DVVHVVLQJ WKH VXLWDELOLW\ RI LQYHVWPHQW VHOHFWLRQV Âľ ´:H H[SHFW WR VHH LPSURYHPHQWV LQ WKH VWDQGDUGV RI DGYLFH DQG SULYDWH FOLHQW GLVFUHWLRQDU\ PDQDJHPHQW DQG ZLOO FRQWLQXH to take tough action where we identify poor practice e.g. Tools, ZKHUH XVHG DUH Ă&#x20AC; W IRU SXUSRVH DQG DQ\ OLPLWDWLRQV UHFRJQLVHG DQG PLWLJDWHG Âľ ´:H H[SHFW DOO W\SHV RI Ă&#x20AC; UPV WR FRQVLGHU ZKHWKHU WKH\ QHHG WR LPSURYH WKH ZD\ WKH\ DVVHVV DQG FKHFN WKH ULVN D FXVWRPHU LV ZLOOLQJ DQG DEOH WR WDNH DQG HQVXUH WKDW WKH\ PDNH VXLWDEOH LQYHVWPHQW VHOHFWLRQV :H HQFRXUDJH SURYLGHUV RI ULVN SURĂ&#x20AC; OLQJ and asset allocation tools to take action to address any potential ZHDNQHVVHV LQ WKHLU WRROV Âľ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Firms [read advisers] remain responsible for assessing suitability, including assessing the risk a customer is willing and able to take action to address and potential weaknesses in their tools.â&#x20AC;?

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* Do not have a robust process to identify clients that are best suited to placing their money in cash deposits because they are unwilling or unable to accept the risk of loss of capital; * Use poor questions and answers to establish the risk a client is willing and able to take; * Inappropriately interpreting client responses to questions (particularly where advisers rely on tools with sensitive scoring or attribute inappropriate weighting to answers); or * Use vague, unclear or misleading descriptions or illustrations to check the risk that a client is willing and able to take.

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In South Africa, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe we have yet seen a determined focus by the FSB and the FAIS legislations to fully investigate and analyse the investment processes of Financial

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The implications of divorce on a compulsory purchase annuity

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n the event of a couple divorcing, once one of them has already retired and is already receiving an income from DQ DQQXLW\ ZKHWKHU D Ă&#x20AC; [HG DQQXLW\ RU D OLYLQJ DQQXLW\

can the annuity be taken into account as an asset in the divorce order, and divided among them? The answer is No! We cannot â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;splitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; an annuity, for a variety of legal reasons.

Can a compulsory annuity be included in the GHĂ&#x20AC; QLWLRQ RI SHQVLRQ LQWHUHVW" An annuity (including a living annuity) is what is regarded in the Pension Funds Act and Income Tax Act as a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;compulsoryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; annuity payable only to the retired person during their lifetime and which cannot be commuted or assigned to a third party during their lifetime.

Pension interest, against which a court could award a portion to a non-member spouse in terms of Section 7 & 8 of the Divorce Act, is an amount held by a registered retirement fund (pension/pension preservation/provident/ provident preservation/retirement annuity fund) prior to the member EHFRPLQJ HQWLWOHG WR D EHQHĂ&#x20AC; W IURP VXFK IXQG An annuity, including a Living Annuity, on the other hand, is WKH EHQHĂ&#x20AC; W DZDUGHG WR D SUHYLRXV PHPEHU RI D IXQG after retirement.

It follows that an Annuity cannot be construed as â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;pension LQWHUHVW¡ DV GHĂ&#x20AC; QHG LQ WKH 'LYRUFH $FW DQG WKHUHIRUH FDQQRW be considered for an award in the same manner as preUHWLUHPHQW EHQHĂ&#x20AC; W LQWHUHVWV IURP D IXQG VRPHWKLQJ OLNH D retirement annuity fund.

Does an annuity have an intrinsic capital value?

Michelle Human, Senior Legal Adviser, Liberty Retail SA The Financial Planner

7KH UXOHV RI D GHĂ&#x20AC; QHG FRQWULEXWLRQ W\SH UHWLUHPHQW IXQG ZRXOG XVXDOO\ UHĂ HFW WKDW RQ UHWLUHPHQW IURP WKH IXQG D EHQHĂ&#x20AC; W ZRXOG EH PDGH DYDLODEOH WR WKH PHPEHU WR SURYLGH a future income stream for the rest of the retired memberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life (you could use the expression monthly pension or monthly annuity payment to describe this income stream).

The purchase of this income stream is compulsory where the fund from which the member retires is a pension/pension preservation or Retirement Annuity Fund, and compulsory to the extent that it is chosen by the retiring member in terms of the rules of a provident/provident preservation fund.

The retiring member is then compelled, in terms of the registered and tax approved rules of the fund, to purchase

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with that amount the right to a future income stream (pension/ annuity) from an authorised provider such as an insurer, and once that is done, they cease to be members of the fund and the fund has no further liability towards the retired member.

As the retired person is therefore no longer a member of a fund, it follows that the fund (that provided the original capital amount used to purchase the annuity) holds no membership or pension interest for that retired member and therefore any proposed â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;awardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; against a pension interest in that fund is zero. ,Q WHUPV RI ZKDW DQ ÂśDQQXLW\¡ LV WKH EHQHĂ&#x20AC;W HPDQDWLQJ from an annuity is an income stream (usually regular monthly payments of income). It has no intrinsic capital value (even though a nominal capital value may be used to determine the value of the income stream under a living annuity) until such time as the owner (retired person) dies.

Only on the death of the retired person who was receiving WKH LQFRPH VWUHDP ZRXOG WKH EHQHĂ&#x20AC;FLDU\ QRPLQDWHG LQ ZULWLQJ by the deceased, have the option to continue to receive the income stream or commute the future income stream for a lump sum depending on the conditions of the annuity contract itself.

The conditions under which a compulsory annuity may be purchased are established in terms of the Income Tax Act and the Pension Funds Act (Section 37A) , and require that the annuity may not during the lifetime of the retired person be commutable or assignable to a third party.

This means that the retired person may not enter into any agreement to â&#x20AC;&#x153;cedeâ&#x20AC;? or â&#x20AC;&#x153;transferâ&#x20AC;? a portion of the income The Financial Planner

stream from such compulsory annuity to a third party during his/her lifetime, other than to be able to receive the whole income stream (after tax) into their possession and then use WKH DIWHU WD[ LQFRPH DV WKH\ GHHP Ă&#x20AC;W ZKLFK FRXOG LQFOXGH paying a portion of it to a third party of their choice.

Can the income derived from an annuity be split?

The question then arises as to whether splitting the income in such a manner is possible and enforceable via a divorce order. In the context of an annuity, this would be an undertaking that as the annuitant receives an after tax income stream from the annuity every month, he/she undertakes to pay the agreed percentage of that amount directly from his own bank account to his / her former spouse. This is essentially an agreement to the payment of monthly maintenance equal in value to a percentage of the net after tax income he/she receives.

As the income stream is always considered to be income in the hands of the annuitant, and taxed as such in his/her hands, there is no taxation due by the former spouse.

An annuity therefore: Â&#x2021; GRHV QRW FRQVWLWXWH D SHQVLRQ LQWHUHVW Â&#x2021; GRHV QRW KDYH DQ LQWULQVLF FDSLWDO YDOXH Â&#x2021; FDQQRW EH FHGHG RU DVVLJQHG GXULQJ WKH OLIHWLPH RI WKH retired person in whose name it is purchased Therefore it would be unlawful to attempt to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;splitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; the annuity during the lifetime of the defendant, whether the attempted split was of a capital or regular income stream in nature.

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FPI celebrates 30 years of excellence

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uly 2011 marks the 30th year that FPI has been LQ H[LVWHQFH DV WKH SURIHVVLRQDO ERG\ IRU Ă&#x20AC;QDQFLDO planners in South Africa. To celebrate our achievements; a chronicle of the industryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s journey will be published and made available in early 2012.

Key milestones 1981 Institute of Life and Pension Advisors (ILPA) was formed and ILPA professional exams developed for professional membership with the highest level being FILPA (Fellow of the Institute of Life and Pension Advisors).

1986 ILPA signed an agreement with the then University of the Orange Free State to moderate and verify the standards of the professional exams.

1996 Strategy conference of the ILPA Council at which a generalist level (that eventually led to the Diploma in Financial Planning) and specialist level (leading to the Advanced PostGraduate Diploma in Financial Planning) as well as the tiered FHUWLĂ&#x20AC;FDWLRQ VWUXFWXUH 5)3Â&#x152; $)3Â&#x152; DQG &)3ÂŽ professional) was conceptualised.

1998 CFPÂŽ mark brought into SA on licence from the &HUWLĂ&#x20AC;HG )LQDQFLDO 3ODQQHU %RDUG RI 6WDQGDUGV ,QF LQ WKH 8QLWHG States. First Associate examinations through ILPA introduced.

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and founding member of the Financial Planning Standards %RDUG /WG )36% EDVHG LQ WKH 8QLWHG 6WDWHV 2005 %RDUG VWUDWHJ\ UHYLHZHG DOLJQ WKH ,QVWLWXWH¡V PLVVLRQ vision and activities to being a true professional body and LQWURGXFHG WKH 1DWLRQDO &HUWLĂ&#x20AC;FDWH :HDOWK 0DQDJHPHQW through FPI Learning.

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2011 Refresher Workshops for Financial Planning Professionals REGISTRATION FORM (OR REGISTER ONLINE VIA FPI WEBSITE) Fax: 086 635 2446

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Date 15-Nov-11

E-mail: adel@fpimail.co.za

Tel: (011) 470-6050

Region Free State

16-Nov-11

KwaZulu-Natal

17-Nov-11

Eastern Cape

21-Nov-11

Western Cape

22-Nov-11

Western Cape

23-Nov-11

Johannesburg

24-Nov-11

Johannesburg

25-Nov-11

Pretoria

Venues to be advised

EARLY BIRD until 30 September 2011

From 01 October 2011

Member

R 765.00 (incl. VAT)

R 900.00 (incl. VAT)

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R 999.00 (incl. VAT)

R1 175.00 (incl. VAT)

Cost

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To qualify for the early bird discount, registration and payment must be received by 30 SEPTEMBER 2011.

Personal Details First Name:

Surname:

Company:

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ID Number: Signature: _______________________________________________ Date: ______________________________ PAYMENT: In order to secure your place, advance registration and payment is essential. An invoice will be issued on receipt of registration. Please use your membership number or your name when making payment through either direct deposit or electronic transfer. Proof of payment must be validated by means of fax or e-mail and will be regarded as confirmation of registration. Please ensure we have received your details to confirm your booking.

Payments must be made to: Bankers: Standard Bank / Beneficiary: Financial Planning Institute / Branch Name: Clearwater Mall / Branch Code: 001206 / Account No.: 021183732.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS: 1. Payment is due in full at the time of registration. 2. No telephonic registrations will be accepted. 3. The FPI reserves the right to refuse admission to the workshops if payment has not been received. 4. Non-payment or non-attendance does not constitute cancellation. 5. You may cancel your registration in writing up to 8 days before the workshop date. 6. Workshop fees will de refunded less a 15% administration charge if cancellations are received 8 days or more prior to date of the workshop. 7. Cancellations made within 8 days of the date of the seminar will be liable for the full fee. 8. Substitutions may be made, without penalty. 9. Should the FPI cancel the workshop, for whatever reason, all monies will be refunded within a period of 14 days.

REGULATORY EXAMINATIONS SUPPORT

The deadline has been extended and all representatives and key individuals now have to complete the first level Regulatory Examination by 30 June 2012. The required pass marks for the multiple choice examinations are 65% and 66% respectively and if you do not pass, you will not be Fit and Proper as required by the FAIS Act. Milpark Business School has an extensive training support package for the first level examinations, consisting of: 7 Study material; 7 Electronic practice examinations; and 7 A range of workshops covering both content and examination preparation.

PREPARE THOROUGHLY TO PASS THE REGULATORY EXAMINATIONS 7 7

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Attend a content workshop if possible. This will ensure that the time you spend studying on your own is more focused and thus more efficient.

Study for at least 3 to 4 weeks (material on Inseta website or ordered from Milpark): - Study one task at a time and then do the self-assessment questions at the end of each chapter to check your understanding.

- Follow this process until you have covered all the tasks.

- Ensure that you work through the material at least three times before attempting the practice exams.

Once you feel you are ready for the exam, complete the online practice examinations offered by Milpark. At the end of each examination, you will be given feedback on your progress which will enable you to focus on tasks that need attention.

Once you have passed at least two full practice examinations, you are ready for the real exam!

Ensure that you work through the material in detail once more before the big day.

Register today: Contact an Educational Consultant at the campus closest to you or visit www.milpark.ac.za for more info.

Cape Town 021 673 9100

Johannesburg 011 718 4000

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