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Taxpayers beware of phishing emails!
Tax return season commenced on 1st July, and so people across SA and South African expats living abroad are seeking South ...
Team MTN-Qhubeka sprints to 2nd place in TDF standings
Team MTN-Qhubeka raced to second place in the Tour de France standings – giving Africa hope that its first Tour ...
South African first and only
South Africa may not have a NASA, or a Louvre. We may not be considered a first world country by ...
Money does matter for South African expats
Financial emigration need not be an intimidating task, particularly when you have identified greener pastures in a foreign land. The ...
Why financial emigration is a sound choice
Financial emigration is the process of concluding your financial affairs when leaving one country to settle in another. In short, ...
Tax changes for 2015 – what you need to know
When most people think of tax, the feeling is a resounding cringe which creeps down to the pit of their ...
South Africans in hot water with SARS over foreign bank accounts
The South African Revenue service has recently identified South Africans who use overseas bank accounts for tax evasion and urged ...
Treating customers fairly – the way forward for South Africa
Treating customers fairly is not a new concept. In fact, this prerequisite for financial services providers has already been rolled ...
Top 12 travel hacks
Travelling awakens the inner adventurer in all of us, but no matter how many stamps you have in your passport ...
Financial emigration explained in 5 easy steps
There are few things as daunting as financial emigration. Yes, you read right. The thought of moving to another country ...
Financial emigration can be simple with our help
One of the greatest things about being South African is being part of the country’s vibrant, melting pot of cultures ...
Emigrating from South Africa without your money? You don’t have to
Regardless of the part of the world you’re heading to from South Africa, you can move up to ZAR10M offshore ...
Moving offshore from SA? 5 steps to take your money with you
So you have decided to spread your wings and fly away to the land of your dreams. Great! But what ...
Take control of your money – financial emigration is possible
Financial emigration and financial control are two terms that never seem to work together. For most people, emigration is a ...
Introducing the cashkows.com Introducers’ program
There are hundreds of thousands of South African expats living abroad who are unaware of their constitutional right to convert pension funds ...
Age is just a number – Transfer your retirement annuity now!
If you’ve lived your entire life in South Africa but want to move to another part of the world, you ...
Leaving SA? Moving your money should be on your to do list
Can you list the number of things you have spent your money on while living in South Africa? A home, ...
Double taxation – 3 tips to consider
Nobody likes paying taxes. We know why we do it, and we’re prepared to pay our fair share – but ...
Waiting for a better exchange rate vs moving SA money now
Whether its unclaimed policies, retirement investments or your pension, leaving money lying behind in South Africa after you've moved to ...
You’ve emigrated to Australia but your money sits in South Africa
Life down-under can be a wonderful experience if you’re able to maintain the continuity you’ve had in your life in ...
July 2015: The good old rusk…aka ‘Beskuit’
According to the book “Die Geskiedenis van Boerekos 1652 – 1806” the word biscuit was borrowed from the French, meaning ...
