| Qualification code: |
72729 |
| Duration: |
Year course |
| Language medium: |
English |
Target group:
Legal advisers, trade union officials, government officials and legal practitioners specialising in pension funds.
Admission requirements:
B-Degree or substantial relevant practical experience in a legal or related environment (such as practitioners specialising in pension funds law).
Course leader details:
Prof M Sigwadi BProc (Venda) LLB (Pretoria) LLM (Pretoria) LLM (Harvard - USA) LLD (Unisa)
Attorney (SA)
Discipline expertise: Corporate Law, Pension Funds Law
Centre for Business Law
Office 6-96, Cas van Vuuren Building, UNISA
Tel: 012 429 8479
Fax: 012 429 3343
E-mail: sigwam@unisa.ac.za
Programme administrator:
Admin Officer
Unisa Centre for Lifelong Learning
360 Lillian Ngoyi Street, Pretoria Central
Solomon Mahlangu Building 2nd floor
Tel: 012 352 4288
Email address: UCL@unisa.ac.za
Application Link: www.unisa.ac.za/applyslp
Modules:
CPFL01J - Pension Funds Law
Syllabus/Content:
Incorporation and registration of pension funds
Administration (organs and officials; powers of boards; amalgamations and transfers; investment of funds)
The registrar of pension funds (The Financial Sector Conduct Authority - the FSCA)
Benefits
Surplus apportionments
Compliance
The Pension Funds Adjudicator
Voluntary dissolution
Pension fund trustees
