Sue Torr
Despite this progress, a significant gap persisted in the legal recognition of cohabiting partners, particularly in heterosexual life partnerships. While the courts had recognised same-sex partners’ rights to claim maintenance and inheritance prior to the legalisation of same-sex marriage, permanent
While healthy and consistent habits can lead to financial independence, bad habits can be equally as powerful in the opposite direction. Frugality and a willingness to live within one’s means is a common habit of the financially sound. Financial independence
If a parent dies intestate and leaves behind minor children, guardianship is usually awarded to the surviving parent. However, if both parents die simultaneously or within a short period, the Master of the High Court will appoint a legal guardian,
Assets already transferred into a trust do not form part of your estate and therefore cannot be bequeathed in your will. Remember, once an asset is placed in trust, it is managed by the appointed trustees in accordance with the
Underwriting is the process that life insurers use to assess the level of risk they are taking on when insuring an individual. Put simply, it’s how insurers determine whether to offer you cover, how much cover they are willing to
While trustees are not personally accountable to individual members in the same way a service provider might be, they do have a fiduciary duty to the fund and its members collectively. If you’re part of an occupational fund, it’s worth
Insurable interest is a legal and contractual requirement that ensures a person taking out life insurance on another individual stands to suffer a genuine financial or emotional loss should that person die – although keep in mind that emotional loss
One of the primary attractions of a living annuity is the investment flexibility it offers. Because it is not governed by the Pension Funds Act, the Regulation 28 asset restrictions fall away, and you can design a portfolio without caps
Fast forward a few decades, and many of those children are now the first in their families to earn a steady income, own property, or meet with a financial planner – their approach to money being shaped as much by
