The 29th Annual Pension Lawyers Association Conference held on Tuesday 8th and Wednesday 9th of April 2025 in Johannesburg
DAY 1 – Tuesday, 8 April 2025
| Title | Presenter | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome by the President of the Pension Lawyers Association | Mpho Kgomongoe | N/A |
| P1. Keynote address by Justice OL Rogers - Constitutional Court | Justice Owen Lloyd Rogers | |
| P2. Fiduciary Duties and Climate Change | Adv. Hannine Drake: Pension Justice Andrew Gilder: Climate Legal John Oliphant: Third Way Investment Partners | |
| 1. Adjudicator & Financial Services Tribunal Determinations | Nondumiso Ntshangase: Office of the Pension Funds Adjudicator | |
| 2. International Insights: The Steinhoff litigation and its implications for South African pension funds | David R Scott: Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law Jan-Willem de Jong: Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law | |
| 3. The current state of our law of contract: an expansive approach | Leigh Sedice: ENS Africa Lize de la Harpe: Sanlam Corporate | |
| 4. Section 37C death benefits: distribution, beneficiaries and dispute resolution | Miranda Mkhumbuzi-Rasehala: Vice-President of the Pension Lawyer Association. Adv. Lerato Molete: Thulamela Chambers Jonathan Mort: Jonathan Mort Inc | |
| 5. Artificial intelligence and machine learning: transforming financial services | Elaine Mbhalati: Standard Bank Group Chantal Manson: Liberty Group | |
| 6. POPIA Regulations relating to the processing of a data subject’s health or sex life | Samantha Davidson: Shepstone & Wylie Attorneys Ahmore Burger-Smidt: Werksmans Advisory Service (Pty) Ltd. | |
| P3. Retirement benefits and divorce under the amended legislation, including the two-pot system | Leanne van Wyk: Sygnia Group Nicolette van Vuuren: Webber Wentzel | |
| P4. Cybersecurity: funds and service providers | Ntombi Mlambo: Mlambo & Associates Zwakele Mbanjwa: Michalsons | |
| P5. An update from the Office of the Pension Funds Adjudicator | Adv. Muvhango Lukhaimane: Pension Funds Adjudicator |
DAY 2 – Wednesday, 9 April 2025
| Title | Presenter | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Opening by Conference Chairperson | Miranda Mkhumbuzi-Rasehala: Vice-President of the Pension Lawyer Association | N/A |
| P6. Keynote address by Judge LTC Harms - Chairperson of the Financial Services Tribunal | Judge Louis Harms: Chairperson of the Financial Services Tribunal | N/A |
| P7: Noteworthy and recent South African case law impacting retirement funds and employee benefits | Adv. Kameel Magan: Duma Nokwe Group Adv. Luyanda Mbatha: The Protea Group of Advocates | |
| 7. Conduct Standard relating to Pension Fund Benefit Administrators | Zareena Camroodien: Financial Sector Conduct Authority Liza de la Harpe: Sanlam Corporate | FSCA PDF L de la Harpe PDF |
| 8. Challenges with arrear contributions and late payment interest (LPI), as well as section 37D on employer requests for withholding benefit payments | Deirdre Phillips: Bowmans Michelle David: Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa Inc. | |
| 9. Tax update | James Coutinho: Liberty Group Jenny Gordon: Alexander Forbes | J Coutinho PDF J Gordon PDF |
| P8. Address by the Prudential Authority | Bonisile Ntutela: Divisional Head: Policy Prudential Authority Stewart Bobo: Lead Analyst: Policy Prudential Authority | |
| P9. Address by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority Deputy Commissioner | Astrid Ludin: Deputy Commissioner Financial Sector Conduct Authority |