Press Releases

Our 2024 survey results suggest that retirees’ attitudes about their skills and abilities to secure a sustainable retirement do not always align with reality. Three predominant retirement themes emerged: self-confidence, retirement confidence and contextual confidence. 

When faced with the decision to convert hard-earned retirement funds into a reliable income in retirement, many are still unsure if it will be enough to last and rely heavily on their financial advisers to help them.

A new white paper on living annuities and the impact of drawdown rates, based on a study of 20 000 anonymous living annuitants, has been published by retirement income specialist Just SA.

Just SA is pleased to announce the appointment of Prof Prieur du Plessis as its new Board Chairman, effective from April 2023. Prof du Plessis succeeds Peter Doyle.

Findings from our 2022 retirement insights tracking study are out today, and the results suggest a more permanent mind shift in what pensioners want from their retirement income.

Our experience has seen retirees make the same errors time and time again when it comes to important decisions about retirement income. There are five common mistakes that you should try to avoid.

After more than a year of lockdown and imposed remote working, a shift in employee and employer expectations has many South African businesses rethinking the traditional workplace. Just SA embraced this change as part of our flexible and forward-thinking work culture. But going remote is not without its challenges.

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

Despite the perception that life annuities are complex retirement products, they present a practical solution to protect against investment market volatility and increased longevity. This article looks to answer some of the questions retirees still have about life annuities.

Retirement income specialist Just announced 2021 with-profit annuity increases that comfortably beat inflation, benefitting pensioners with a much-needed boost to their retirement income.

An increased need for certainty in times of uncertainty is a retirement trend that gained momentum in the wake of the pandemic. Is it possible that retirees may revert to pre-pandemic attitudes towards retirement planning? We don’t think so, and here’s why.