The Group has made provision for pension and provident schemes covering substantially all employees. All eligible employees are members of defined contribution schemes administered by third parties. The assets of the schemes are held in administered trust funds separated from the Group’s assets. Scheme assets primarily consist of listed shares, bonds and cash. The South African funds are governed by the Pensions Fund Act of 1956.

Medscheme Provident Fund and Medscheme Employee Provident Fund

These funds are defined contribution plans. Contributions are fully expensed during the year in which they are funded. Contributions of 7.6% of retirement funding remuneration are paid by the employer and contributions paid by the employee range between 0% and 12% of retirement funding remuneration. In the interest of the employee members of these funds, the trustees are encouraged to obtain an independent actuarial assessment of the performance of the funds.