What you need to do:
Complete the Ninety One Retirement Annuity Fund application form online. Select one or more funds from our range of funds and make a once-off and/or monthly investment in the fund.
View our Core Fund range
What happens with your money?
The fund managers invest your money in a portfolio of assets such as equities, bonds, cash and listed property, based on your fund selection.
The investment is managed on your behalf according to the fund’s objectives, for example, beating inflation over a certain time period. This plays a key role in determining the return on your investment.
Can I access my money?
Before retirement:
- There is no access until age 55, with some exceptions such as formal emigration or ill health (permanent disability).
At retirement (from age 55)
- You can take a maximum of one-third of the investment amount as a lump sum.
- You need to invest the balance, or the full value – if you haven’t taken a lump sum – in a compulsory annuity to provide you with retirement income.
- You may take the full amount of your benefit as a lump sum, if the value is equal to or less than R247 500.
What are the tax benefits?
Your contributions to a retirement annuity are tax deductible and the returns you earn while invested are tax free.
- When contributing to an RA, your maximum tax deduction* for the year is the lesser of:
- R350 000
- 27.5% of the greater of remuneration or taxable income excluding taxable capital gains
- Taxable income including taxable capital gains
- No income, capital gains or dividend withholding tax is payable within the fund (you only pay tax on receipt of a cash lump sum).
* When calculating the maximum tax-deductible contribution, member and employer contributions to all retirement funds must be taken into account