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March 2013: Bowls and the art of pension transfers
The thriving metropolis of Hermanus attracted no less than 58 companies in the 2013 Business League Bowls Championship. Not one ...
March 2013: South Africa’s finest – Gary Player
Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of golf – a prized South African ambassador who ...
March 2013: What could be more South African than the perfect braaibroodjie
"My hande is so ingebraai en taai dat ek die wors met my vingers omdraai. As ek agter die braai ...
February 2013: Let’s talk the international language of rugby!
Rugby is an international language understood by people the world over. It brings together all walks of life... young and ...
February 2013: When we talk money – only the best will do!
When it comes to money matters, everything matters. For this very reason we're proud to announce Westpac as our banking ...
February 2013: Tax exemption on SA pension income
South Africans living abroad: Did you know you can apply for PAYE exemption directives and objections on your South African ...
February 2013: Transfer your retirement and pension fund sooner rather than later
You have emigrated from South Africa. You have a Pension Preservation or Provident Preservation Fund. You have made the legislated ...
February 2013: Coming soon – the SA Budget Speech – February 2013
While we cannot predict what Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's 27 February 2013 Budget Speech may hold for South Africans living ...
February 2013: What does FSP #42872 mean?
finglobal.com is licensed by the South African Financial Services Board to advise and assist clients who live abroad but still ...
February 2013: More of our South African legends – Dr. Christian Frederik Louis Leipoldt
Dr. Christian Frederik Louis Leipoldt (28 December 1880 - 12 April 1947) was a celebrated South African who apart from ...
January 2013: New Years resolutions – maybe this year will be different
We survived the Mayan apocalypse, ate and drank our way through the holiday season, celebrated the New Year in style ...
January 2013: SA businessmen investing in the USA – “‘n Boer maak ‘n plan”
South Africans are well known for their tenacity and business skill... The old expression ''n Boer maak 'n plan' is ...
January 2013: The Fiscal antidote for South Africans living in the USA
South African expats living in the USA may have what the doctor ordered to counter the 2% income tax increase ...
January 2013: Nobody ever lost money taking a profit
South African stocks ended the year near record highs, after a 22 % surge that marks their best annual return ...
January 2013: Ubuntu System Operating Software – Mark Shuttleworths pride and joy
Mark Richard Shuttleworth, born 18 September 1973 is an entrepreneur and philanthropist who gained worldwide fame on 25 April 2002 ...
December 2012: There is no such thing as a good tax
Death and taxes are two inevitable facts of life, but those emigrants who used our professional taxation advice and planning ...
December 2012: Sustainbility – long term prospects
Sustainability has become an “everyday” word in our vocabulary, with far-reaching implications for our daily lives. In the good old ...
December 2012: Wysiwyg – what you see is what you get
WYSIWYG, the acronym for what you see is what you get, originated in the computer world but has become an ...
December 2012: Who is Jan Braai?
Gas is Afrikaans for a guest at your braai, not something you braai with, nothing beats a real wood fire ...
December 2012: And the winner of the Fly promotion is?
Closing date for our FLY promotion was Friday 30 November, 17h00 local time. It was heart-warming to see just how ...
December 2012: Why you need to financially emigrate?
South African residents who “officially†live overseas but haven’t made the decision to financially emigrate, please take note: using a ...
