Information Circular 2 of 2009: Penalty Waiver for Late 2006 Financial Statements of Pension Funds with R6m–R50m Assets

FINANCIAL SERVICES BOARD
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: OUR~REF.! ... :,..'".!! ......................................................................... F.M.: .................... 0'.2.347..0874 ....................................................... VDA~~: I 11 March 2009 I E-MAIL: ........ .--. ...................................................... :.. iii.aI~a"l@fsblco,za j (To all approved administrators, privately administered funds and insurers who underwrite pension funds) INFORMATION CIRCULAR NO. 2 OF 2009 PENSION FUNDS ACT, ACT 24 OF 1956 ("THE ACT") PENALTIES IN RESPECT OF THE LATE SUBMISSION OF FlNANCl STATEMENTS FOR 2006 FINANCIAL YEAR-ENDS IN RESPECT OF i WITH ASSETS MORE THAN R6 000 000 BUT LESS THAN R50 000 000 The office of the Registrar, in consultation with SAICA, is in process of revising the prescribed audit report for funds with assets more than R6 million but less than R50 million. Due to the delay in finalising the format of the said audit report, funds in this category were not able to comply with the 28 February 2009 deadline as determined in Information Circular No. 6 of 2008. The Registrar has therefore agreed to waive the penalties in respect of the 2006 financial year-end for the months of March and April 2009 in respect of this specific category of funds. Y Yours faithfully Board Members Dr CDR Rustornjee (Chairperson) Mr AM Sithole (Deputy Chairperson) Mr BM Hawksworth Ms H Wilton Prof PJ Sutherland Ms JV Mogadirne Ms T Mokgabudi Prof M Ncube Ms Z Bassa Ms M Phetla-Lekhethe Executlve Officer Mr DP Tshidi SRBB