No Early Access Pension Withdrawal For Gepf Members In 2023
There has been a video and a message being circulated claiming that GEPF members will be allowed to make partial withdrawals from their pension fund as of early 2023. Please note the contents of both the video and the messages are incorrect and misinformed. GEPF members are not allowed to make any early access withdrawals […]
GEPF and PIC sign a new unlisted investment mandate
03 May 2022 PRETORIA – The Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) and the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) have signed a new unlisted developmental investment mandate. The GEPF is the largest pension fund in Africa, with assets in excess of R2.1 trillion, which are managed by the PIC. The GEPF first introduced the unlisted developmental investment mandate […]
Gepf Cape Town Office Relocates
Cape Town: Tuesday, 29 March 2022 The Western Cape regional office of the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) is relocating to new premises. The office, previously located at Thibault Square, Standard Bank Building in Long Street, Cape Town, will start operating from the Buitengracht Centre at 125 Buitengracht Street from Thursday 31 March 2022. The […]
The Gepf Launches The Government Employees Pension Ombud (Gepo) Office
01 July 2021 The Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF), today officially launched the Government Employees Pension Ombud (GEPO). The Ombud, which is an independent internal structure of the GEPF has been set up to deal with administrative complaints against the GEPF from its members, pensioners and beneficiaries. “The purpose of the GEPO is to facilitate, […]
The Gepf Statutory Valuation Results As At 31 March 2021
The GEPF recently published the statutory actuarial valuation report as at 31 March 2021. Actuarial valuation reports are quite detailed, long and difficult to understand for the layman. This article aims to summarise the content of the actuarial report and explain the results in a simplified manner. The purpose of statutory actuarial valuation As suggested […]
GEPF mourns the death of trustees
Date: 03 March 2021 The Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) is shocked and saddened by the passing of longtime board member Dr. Frans le Roux on 2 March 2021 and substitute trustee Corporal Thobile Maqhubela on the 18th February 2021. Dr. Le Roux served as a pensioner-elected trustee on the GEPF Board as well as a […]
Government Employees Pension Fund Stakeholder Perception Survey
NOTICE TO: Members, Pensioners and beneficiaries We at the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) are constantly striving to improve the level of service that we provide to our stakeholders. To arrive at a deeper understanding of the needs of our stakeholders, we have commissioned AfricaScope South Africa to undertake a comprehensive perception survey within our […]
GEPF mourns the passing of two Board Members
Date: 05 January 2021 The Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) is shocked and saddened by the passing of two of its Board Members, Mr Alan Thompson and Dr Lese Matlhape on 04 January 2021. Dr Lese Matlhape served as a specialist trustee on the Remuneration Committee since 2015 while Mr Alan Thompson served as a […]
GEPF congratulates Abel Sithole on his appointment
28 May 2020 The Government Employees Pension Fund welcomes the appointment of Mr Abel Sithole as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Public Investment Corporation (PIC). The GEPF chairperson, Dr Renosi Mokate, on behalf of the GEPF Board of Trustees and its employees congratulates Mr Sithole on his appointment and wishes him well at […]