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University of Johannesburg Pension Fund
University of Johannesburg Defined Benefit Pension Fund What you need to know about your retirement fund Presenters: Suzette Müller and Neil Myerson
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Agenda 1. Introduction 2. Contributions 3. Retirement benefits
4. Withdrawal benefits 5. Death benefits 6. Disability benefit 7. Benefit statements 8. Intranet 9. AF Online and call centre 10. Investment choices 11. Investment portfolios 12. Risk profile 13. Life Stage Model 14. Switching
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Employer and member contributions depending on membership category
Introduction – University of Johannesburg Pension Fund & University of Johannesburg Defined Benefit Pension Fund Pension fund Tax deduction 1/3 cash at retirement Employer and member contributions depending on membership category Normal retirement age – 65 Summary of Benefits / Benefit statement
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UJ Defined Benefit Pension Fund
Introduction UJ Pension Fund UJ Defined Benefit Pension Fund Structure Defined contribution Defined benefit with Defined contribution categories (Annex D & E) Status Active fund Closed to new members Investments Member investment choice – members carry investment risk Trustee portfolio and member investment choice (Annex D & E)
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Retirement benefit promise
Contributions Member contribution: 7.5% Investment Return Employer contribution: Category 1: 13.0% -Category 2: 14.8% Category 3: 16.5% Member contribution: 7.5% Investment Return Employer contribution: ?? Equitable share of Fund: ?? Retirement benefit promise
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Retirement Benefits Normal retirement age Early retirement
End of the calendar year in which the member reaches age 65 Early retirement From age 55 with Employer’s consent Late retirement No later than age 70 with Employer’s consent Consent has to be renewed annually
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Retirement Benefit – UJ Pension Fund
Purchase annuity from registered insurer Up to one third in cash Talk to your financial advisor
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Retirement benefit – UJ Defined Benefit Pension Fund
Normal Retirement Age / Late Retirement Lump sum to purchase annuity from registered insurer or pension from Fund Benefit promise as calculated by actuary Years of service Salary Talk to your financial advisor
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Retirement benefit – UJ Defined Benefit Pension Fund
Early Retirement Lump sum to purchase annuity from registered insurer or pension from Fund Benefit promise as calculated by actuary Years of service Salary Reduction Talk to your financial advisor
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Withdrawal benefit Reasons for withdrawal Withdrawal benefit
Termination of service Withdrawal benefit UJ Pension Fund: Equitable share of Fund UJ Defined Benefit Pension Fund: Lump sum based on contributions, subject to benefit promise Deductions per Section 37D of the Pension Funds Act Preserve the benefit if possible Talk to your financial advisor
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Death benefit – UJ Pension Fund
Main and Annexure B members Equitable share; plus 4x annual pensionable salary Annexure A members Lump sum of 2x annual pensionable salary; plus A qualifying partner’s pension and a qualifying child’s pension
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Death benefit – UJ Defined Benefit Pension Fund
Pre-retirement Lump sum of 2x annual pensionable salary; plus An annual qualifying partner’s pension of 40% of pensionable salary; plus A qualifying child’s pension of 10% of pensionable salary per qualifying child to a maximum of 30% No qualifying partner, the child’s pension doubles
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Death benefit – UJ Defined Benefit Pension Fund
Post-retirement if fund pensioner 5 year guarantee for qualifying partner Full pension paid to partner No qualifying partner – lump sum paid to the estate After 5 years Qualifying partner annual pension 50% of pensioner’s pension at date of death
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Distribution of death benefits
Section 37C of the Pension Funds Act Thorough investigation Consider legal and financial dependants Nomination of Beneficiaries form is a guideline
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Disability benefit Payable as per the Rules of the University of Johannesburg Disability Reserve Fund 82.5% of the member’s monthly salary 6 month waiting period Subject to approval of claim by insurer Payable until earliest of recovery, re-employment, normal retirement age or death before retirement
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Benefit statements Issued annually Contains following information
Benefit category Withdrawal benefit Death benefits Disability benefit
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Intranet Useful information available on intranet
Rules of the Fund Benefit summaries Member booklets Trustee Reports Nomination of beneficiary forms Forms for additional voluntary contributions Performance history Red button on left of opening page “Pension and Provident Funds”
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AF Online and call centre
Call centre number AF Online Updated values – only defined contribution members Various financial planning tools and calculators
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Introduction – Investment Choices
Legislative limitations New Regulation 28 Limitations with regards to foreign investments Principle limitations Trustees are required to act in the best interests of the members
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Introduction – Investment Choices
Members have different needs Solution: Individual investment choices Members make own choices within a given framework of portfolios Trustees are still responsible for the choice of portfolios offered to the members
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Investment Choice Process 2013
Employees who joined the UJ Pension Fund Annexure D, E and F members of the UJ DB Pension Fund
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Current Portfolios Wealth Creation Wealth Preservation
Capital Protection (implicit capital preservation) Guarantee Portfolio Money Market Portfolio Shari’ah compliant portfolio Life Stage Model
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Available Portfolios Member Choice Wealth Creation Wealth Preservation
Capital Protection Guarantee Money Market Shari’ah Compliant Life Stage
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Market Linked Portfolios
Returns generated directly from the market No guarantee of capital protection Should provide better returns than Guarantee portfolio Ideal for members with long-term investment horizon
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Wealth Creation Balanced portfolio with flexible asset allocation.
Aims to achieve inflation + 7 % in the long-term. Potentially high volatility. Equity exposure may range from 45% to 75% Normally members more than 10 years from retirement
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Wealth Preservation Positive return portfolios with some exposure to higher risk balanced portfolios Aims to achieve inflation + 5 % in the medium to long-term Aims to preserve wealth in real terms while maintaining exposure to growth assets Lower equity exposure and risk than Wealth Creation Normally members with five to 10 years from retirement
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Capital Protection Aims to minimize the risk of negative returns over the short-term 100% of capital and growth declared is guaranteed on retirement, withdrawal, retrenchment, death and disability A positive return portfolio with no explicit guarantees provided Aims to achieve inflation + 3 % over 3 years Market linked portfolios (excl Money Market) should outperform this portfolio over long term Normally members with less than five years to retirement
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Money Market 100% money market instruments Lowest risk profile
Suitable for investors who have a low appetite for volatility risk, investors with short-term investment horizons Normally members within one year from retirement
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Guarantee Portfolio Smooth bonus portfolio (underlying assets diversified exposure to all asset classes) Objective to achieve inflation + 3.5% over longer term. Fixed guarantee on capital, contributions and declared positive investment returns (on benefit payments and other specified events) Returns declared monthly in advance, once declared cannot be taken away Switch at book value (10% of assets limit) Suitable for risk averse investors (close to retirement/avoid volatility of full market-linked investments)
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Shari’ah Portfolio A Shari’ah Compliant Portfolio that is also compliant with Regulation 28 of the Pension Funds act Balanced Fund with exposure to equity and cash Aims to give an investment return comparable to a traditional balanced portfolio Equity exposure may be as high as 65% of the portfolio
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Risk Return Profile Risk Expected Return Wealth Creation
Wealth Preservation Shari’ah Compliant Capital Protection Risk Guarantee Money Market Expected Return
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Investment Returns to 31 December 2012
1 year 3 years 5 years UJ Wealth Creation 18.7% 14.2% 11.5% CPI+7% 12.6% 12.1% 13.3% UJ Wealth Preservation 14.8% 11.3% 10.9% CPI + 5% 10.6% 10.1% UJ Shari’ah 6.2% 6.8% UJ Capital Guarantee 8.8% 7.9% CPI + 3.5% 9.1% 8.6% 9.8% UJ Capital Protection 9.3% 10.3% CPI+3% 8.1% UJ Money Market 5.4% 8.5% CPI + 1.5% 7.1% 6.6% 7.8% TRUSTEE PORFOLIO 1 year 3 years 5 years Trustee 19.3% 14.6% 11.2% CPI + 5% 10.6% 10.1% 11.3%
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Investment Returns to 31 March 2013
1 year 3 years 5 years UJ Wealth Creation 20.3% 14.2% 12.1% CPI+7% 12.9% 12.3% 13.2% UJ Wealth Preservation 15.2% 10.6% 9.4% CPI + 5% 10.9% 10.3% 11.2% UJ Shari’ah 8.2% 7.6% 6.5% UJ Capital Guarantee 12.5% 9.5% 8.1% CPI + 3.5% 8.8% 9.7% UJ Capital Protection 11.7% 8.6% 9.8% CPI+3% 8.9% 8.3% 9.2% UJ Money Market 5.1% 5.9% 7.8% CPI + 1.5% 7.4% 6.8% 7.7% TRUSTEE PORFOLIO 1 year 3 years 5 years Trustee 22.0% 15.7% 12.8% CPI + 5% 10.9% 10.3% 11.2%
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Investment Returns to 31 March 2013
1 year 3 years 5 years UJ Wealth Creation 19.6% 14.0% 12.0% CPI+7% 12.9% 12.3% 13.2% UJ Wealth Preservation 14.7% 10.8% 9.5% CPI + 5% 10.9% 10.3% 11.2% UJ Shari’ah 7.5% 7.4% 6.3% UJ Capital Guarantee 12.5% 8.1% CPI + 3.5% 9.4% 8.8% 9.7% UJ Capital Protection 11.3% 8.6% 9.8% CPI+3% 8.9% 8.3% 9.2% UJ Money Market 5.1% 5.7% 7.7% CPI + 1.5% 6.8% TRUSTEE PORFOLIO 1 year 3 years 5 years Trustee 22.0% 15.7% 12.8% CPI + 5% 10.9% 10.3% 11.2%
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Investment Returns to 30 June 2013
1 year 3 years 5 years UJ Wealth Creation 20.0% 15.5% 12.8% CPI+7% 12.5% 12.4% UJ Wealth Preservation 13.9% 11.3% 9.6% CPI+5% 10.5% 10.4% UJ Shari’ah 6.9% 7.6% 6.0% UJ Capital Guarantee 13.8% 10.0% 8.3% CPI+3.5% 9.0% 8.9% UJ Capital Protection 9.9% 8.4% 9.2% CPI+3% 8.5% UJ Money Market 5.3% 5.7% 7.5% CPI+1.5% 7.0% TRUSTEE PORFOLIO 1 year 3 years 5 years Trustee 23.8% 17.7% 14.0% CPI + 5% 10.5% 10.4%
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Investment Returns to 30 September 2013
1 year 3 years 5 years UJ Wealth Creation 21.6% 16.3% 14.7% CPI+7% 12.9% 12.7% 12.1% UJ Wealth Preservation 14.6% 11.6% 10.7% CPI+5% 10.9% 10.1% UJ Shari’ah 15.2% 9.7% UJ Capital Guarantee 10.6% 8.5% CPI+3.5% 9.4% 9.2% 8.6% UJ Capital Protection 10.0% 9.6% CPI+3% 8.8% 8.7% 8.1% UJ Money Market 5.7% 7.2% CPI+1.5% 7.3% 6.6% TRUSTEE PORFOLIO 1 year 3 years 5 years Trustee 26.3% 17.7% 16.2% CPI + 5% 10.9% 10.7% 10.1%
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Investment Returns to 31 December 2013
1 year 3 years 5 years UJ Wealth Creation 20.3% 16.2% 16.0% CPI+7% 12.4% 12.7% 12.5% UJ Wealth Preservation 11.6% 11.3% CPI+5% 10.4% 10.7% 10.5% UJ Shari’ah 18.5% 9.5% 11.4% UJ Capital Guarantee 15.1% 11.2% 9.1% CPI+3.5% 8.9% 9.2% 9.0% UJ Capital Protection 7.7% 8.4% 9.4% CPI+3% 8.7% 8.5% UJ Money Market 6.0% 5.7% 6.8% CPI+1.5% 6.9% 7.2% 7.0% TRUSTEE PORFOLIO 1 year 3 years 5 years Trustee 24.3% 17.2% 17.0% CPI + 5% 10.4% 10.7% 10.5%
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Investment Returns to 31 March 2014
1 year 3 years 5 years UJ Wealth Creation 18.0% 16.7% 17.5% CPI+7% 13.1% 13.0% 12.4% UJ Wealth Preservation 12.1% 11.9% CPI+5% 11.1% 11.0% 10.4% UJ Shari’ah 18.9% 12.2% UJ Capital Guarantee 15.1% 11.7% 9.7% CPI+3.5% 9.6% 9.5% 8.9% UJ Capital Protection 8.1% 8.7% CPI+3% 9.1% 9.0% 8.4% UJ Money Market 6.6% 5.7% 6.5% CPI+1.5% 7.6% 7.5% 6.9% TRUSTEE PORFOLIO 1 year 3 years 5 years Trustee 20.7% 17.7% 18.6% CPI + 5% 11.1% 11.0% 10.4%
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Risk Profile – Where do I fit in?
The most important factor is: How much risk can I take?
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Risk Profile – Where do I fit in?
Member’s investment horizon - i.e. duration of membership of the Fund Member’s dependence on Fund’s assets Member’s tolerance for investment risk
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Guidelines for Investment Choice
Members who fall within the following categories should consider the applicable portfolios: Members younger than 53 – Wealth Creation Members between 53 and 60 – Wealth Preservation Members 60 years and older – Capital Protection
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LifeStage Model – Default/Trustee Choice
Based on the assumption that younger members can accept more risk due to their long investment time horizon As a member ages, his/her risk is reduced by reducing his/her equity exposure Portfolio suitable for members who are uncomfortable with making an investment choice
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LifeStage Model – Default/Trustee Choice
Member’s age Wealth Creation Market Linked Portfolio Wealth Preservation Market Linked Portfolio Capital Protection Market Linked Portfolio Up to 53 years 100.0% 53 to 54 years 66.7% 33.3% 54 to 55 years 55 to 58 years 58 to 59 years 59 to 60 years 60 to 65 years
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Risk Return Profile Risk Expected Return Wealth Creation
Age 54 & younger Wealth Preservation Life Stage Model Shari’ah Compliant Capital Protection Age 59 & older Risk Guarantee Money Market Expected Return
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LifeStage Model – Default/Trustee Choice
Portfolio restructuring in terms of member’s age completed automatically on an annual basis on your birthday Life Stage Model constructed on assumption that members will retire on average at age 62 years
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Administration Aspects: Annual Switching
Members must exercise choices on or before Friday, May 2013 A member’s assets will not be invested in more than one portfolio (please choose only one portfolio) Investment choices – once annually
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Administration Aspects
Option forms to be returned to: Mrs. Maggie Langedyk Human Resources Resourcing Division B5 Building APK Campus Kingsway Road Auckland Park Or via
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Thank you for attending this session!
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