BTX9601 - General principles of retirement funds

Offered

South Africa First semester 2007 (On-campus)

Objectives

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

• develop and understanding of the South African retirement funds industry
• develop the capacity to analyse reasons why employers would want to set up retirement funds
• describe the determination of death benefits
• explain the function and features of investments of retirement funds.

Assessment

Individual assignment (3000 words) 30%
Examination (3 hours): 70

Contact hours

3 contact hours per week.