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Pension Funds Act, 1956 (Act No 24 of 1956)

Regulations

Part VII : General

28. Asset spreading requirements

(5) Borrowing

 

(a) A fund must not borrow.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a):—

Words preceding regulation 28(5)(b) substituted by section 5 of Notice No. 2230, GG46649, dated 1 July 2022: Effective 3 January 2023]

(i) a fund may only borrow money for bridging purposes to maintain sufficient liquidity to meet its operational requirements;
(ii) the aggregate of any loans for bridging purposes must not, throughout the financial year as determined in the rules of a fund, exceed 50 percent of the gross income of the fund (income of the fund before payment of management fees and administration fees) during the preceding financial year;
(iii) any loan for bridging purposes must be repaid within 12 months of entering into the loan; and
(iv) any loan for bridging purposes must not be subject to an early settlement penalty.
(c) A fund may as collateral for default on a loan referred to in paragraph (b) cede a proportionate share of its assets to the lender.