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Jakkals prys sy eie stert…
…my Ma’t altyd gesê mens moet nooit glo wat ander mense sê en nie altyd oor jouself praat nie! Hoé ...
Sowaar as parra manel dra…
… jy’s 100% geregtig om jou Suid Afrikaanse uittree-annuïteite te ontsluit en oorsee te verplaas! Jy moet net aanstaltes maak ...
How to move your South African money
It takes some doing, but that’s what we do. We provide simple solutions to a complex process: moving your money ...
Kaptein span die seile…
... dis 2015 - wag jy steeds op jou skip om in te kom? ‘n Vloot Suid-Afrikaanse versekeringsmaatskappy-skepe wag op ...
Move your SA retirement fund into your UK pension
You earn a good salary in hard currency and contribute to a sterling denominated pension fund, to provide for your ...
Stick to the knitting!
Ned Miller’s 1965 song “Do What You Do Do Well” still holds true in 2015. Holding retirement investments in South ...
Exchange control in South Africa – how does it affect you?
South Africa is one of the few countries that continues to operate an exchange control system and it seems unlikely ...
Opportunity knocks, if you’re coming back to South Africa….
If you’re planning to leave the UK and head home to South Africa, or even if you’re undecided, here’s an ...
Share the love
If you know South Africans who are having difficulties transferring their retirement investments offshore, please share the love. Isn’t that ...
When my ship comes in…
…it’s 2015 and you’re still waiting? A fleet of South African insurance companies’ ships are awaiting your signal. To unlock ...
Calling a spade a spade…
You can't blame a person for being dubious when all there is between their retirement and inheritance monies is 11,000 ...
SA Expats: When to take the pension gap?
Is the question we’ll all be asking ourselves sooner or later… South Africans, living and working abroad, who rely on ...
Retirement annuities – 6 common misunderstandings
I can’t cash in my retirement annuity. If you live overseas on a permanent basis you can surrender your retirement ...
South African Emigration Fear Factor vs. Dual Citizenship
Believe it or not: the most common angst associated with emigrating from South Africa? Do I lose my South African ...
South African Expats: There’s no time like the present
When’s a good time for South Africans living outside the country to get their financial affairs in order, to cash-in ...
Suid-Afrikaanse immigrante vra gereeld: “Moet ek wag vir die wisselkoers om te verbeter voordat ek geld vanaf Suid-Afrika oordra?”
Dit bly ‘n moeilike vraag om te beantwoord. Die wisselkoers van die Suid-Afrikaanse Rand (ZAR) teenoor meeste ander geldeenhede verswak ...
2015 Budget Speech: South African Expats – What to Do?
Whatever goes up inevitably comes down to … When all is said and done the outcome of today’s 2015 Budget ...
South African Expats – Turn your retirement annuity into a deposit on your own home!
South African expats living abroad and holding retirement annuities back home have two choices: When paying a landlord’s mortgage because ...
South African Expats: There’s cash in unclaimed policies and NO SMALL PRINT
When it comes to cashing-in an unclaimed policy, the generic scepticism about what one can and cannot expect when wanting ...
Wie is SAID… want hy weet wie jy is!
SAID, oftewel SARS, se nuutste inisiatief fokus die kollig op oortreders van valutabeheer-vereistes… Insiggewende leesstof vir Suid-Afrikaners met buitelandse bankrekeninge! ...
The UK taxman ….. your new best friend if you have a pension in South Africa.
It’s not often that the taxman gives you money, but that’s exactly what will happen if you transfer the proceeds ...
