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BTX9601 - General principles of retirement funds

6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

Postgraduate Faculty of Business and Economics

Offered

South Africa First semester 2008 (On-campus split block of classes)

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

Within semester assessment: 30%
Examination (3 hours): 70%

Contact hours

3 contact hours per week.