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July 2013: winner of Tour de France – have passport will cycle!

Kenyan-born, Chris Froome was brought up in South Africa. Under a British license on the basis of his passport and ...

June 2013: Pay now. Smile later.

South Africans with an annual income from remuneration exceeding R120 000 p.a are compelled to file a tax return. People ...

June 2013: Mega savings : File your tax returns in SA

South African Revenue Services (SARS) allows you to file your February 2013 tax return as early as 1 July 2013 ...

June 2013: Thou shall pay tax! But where?

No truer words spoken than "two's company, three's a crowd". When it comes to South Africans living and working abroad ...

June 2013: Tax issues and compliances faced when coming home

Was the title and opening words of Bobby Bare's 1963 hit. Fifty years later the same words echoed in Lizette ...

June 2013: What you need to remember as a UK based PPS member

...the 2013 roadshow. This is a presentation every PPS member should make a point of attending. Please click 18 - ...

June 2013: Making South Africa proud – Saul Kornik

South African entrepreneur, CEO and co-founder of Africa Health Placements, was named 2013 World Fellow by America's Yale University. The ...

June 2013: cashkows.com new partner -Westpac Bank

To add value to their customers' lives Westpac Bank in Australia appointed finglobal.com as a global working partner. More than ...

June 2013: Dank Fees jôl in Kent

We're privileged to be the main sponsor of this year's SA Congregation in Londons' Dankfees "flock together" at Hop Farm ...

May 2013: A fresh perspective on living annuities

At finglobal.com we are committed to exploring new and transparent avenues, in our endeavour to provide South Africans living abroad ...

May 2013: PPS 2013 Road Show – United Kingdom

This year's PPS UK Road Show co-hosted by Investec, takes place from 17 - 21 June to which our CEO, ...

May 2013: Doing us proud – born in the RSA!

In previous issues of fresh milk we've sung the praises of fellow countrymen who achieved international icon status. We have, ...

May 2013: Don’t get divorced from your family wealth – financially emigrate

Imagine if you will. You're a South African family living in Sydney, London, Ontario or Argentina. Mom, Dad and kids ...

May 2013: Consider exchange control regulation before swiping your card

Subsequent to a previous fresh milk article on swiping SA credit and debit cards while living abroad we've encountered a ...

May 2013: Chris Cameleon tours Down Under

The name Cameleon conjures up 'oohs', 'aahs' and 'encores' - as a musician his reputation precedes him. We're pleased as ...

April 2013: PPS’s Big Profit – 2013

April 2013: The Professional Provident Society of South Africa announced their highest profit in 72-years, with R3.0 Billion going into ...

April 2013: Mrs Balls or Mr Broker – who do you miss the most?

Dealing with South African clients the world over - last count 63 countries - we've come to know the two ...

April 2013: If you have money in SA you need a bank account!

You may think you no longer have money in South Africa, but chances are you do. Any funds lefts behind ...

April 2013: How to get rid of the tax skeletons in your closet

SARS has extended the Voluntary Disclosure Program deadline to indefinite, which is good news. This gives taxpayers living with concerns ...

April 2013: What you don’t know about J.R.R. Tolkien

J.R.R. Tolkien was born 3 January 1892 in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa! At age three he went to ...

March 2013: SA budget deficit – who’s fooling who

...was an '80's R&B hit song by Al Hudson. Sitting through budget comments at a recent tax seminar considering the ...