Fairheads is happy to be hosting the Guardian Roadshows again together with participating beneficiary funds and umbrella trusts. This year, we are holding workshops in Gauteng, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. Download the schedule here Fairheads Guardian Roadshow...
In this issue of Fairheads Times, we have some good news to report on the resumption in person of our Guardian Roadshows and some case studies arising from successful tracing of beneficiaries. We are also delighted to have an economic overview from STANLIB Chief...
Over the past six months, Fairheads has developed another value-add service to our list of growing products – tracing services. In addition to the specialisations we can now offer retirement funds in this area, our stand-alone tracing services have an important side...
As reported previously in Fairheads Times, Fairheads has launched two unclaimed benefit funds the Fairheads Unclaimed Benefit Preservation Pension Fund and the Fairheads Unclaimed Benefit Preservation Provident Fund. Fairheads has long been South Africa’s leading...
The housing crisis in South Africa is a complex problem, inherited by this generation from our past and still unresolved. Ownership of property, setting roots to the land and a home to live in is fundamental to a strong, vibrant and stable society. Homeownership is,...
January 2017 By David Hurford, Director: Marketing and Consulting, Fairheads Benefit Services According to the Financial Services Board, registered unclaimed benefit funds currently hold around R7.5 billion in assets on behalf of close to 1 million members. That’s...
According to the Financial Services Board, registered unclaimed benefit funds currently hold around R7.5 billion in assets on behalf of close to 1 million members. That’s around R7 500 per member that’s sitting in unclaimed funds, generating administration fees for...
Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to buy a financial services product knowing exactly what it will cost, and what it will do for you? It seems that many financial services professionals have made an art out of obfuscation, confusing the consumer to such an extent that...
Each year we witness with hope new Grade One children, joining as with others before them, the 12-year journey to attaining a matric qualification. One of these pupils is Sinethemba, whose mother embraces the eternal African hope that this child will achieve and even...
April 2016 by Olefile Moea, Executive Director, Fairheads Benefit Services It seems odd – and tragic - that in a country where poverty and unemployment are such a major issues there are literally thousands of people who have money due to them but can’t be found. Some...