In the past, if expats wanted to make money, they headed over to the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) six-nation community where expats traditionally commanded high salaries and enjoyed the affluence…
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Many people become expats because they have had job offers abroad or have been moved across continents by their existing companies. However, this is not always the case. Often expats…
Couples with small children are always concerned about what their expat lifestyle will mean for their children. Moving to a new country is a culture shock for anyone and although…
South African’s living in Australia will be very interested to know that new superannuation rules come into play on the 1st of July 2017. The non-concessional cap is dropping Non-concessional…
One of the biggest challenges expats face is raising a personal loan from a bank in their new country. When faced with new residents that have new jobs and no…
South Africa is a melting pot of different cultures and as a South African, you may feel that you can easily take moving to Europe in your stride. But you…
Many expats are tempted to invest in property in their new country. Perhaps they plan to live there permanently or they see it as a more sensible alternative to renting….
As expats make plans to leave their home countries and move abroad, they are prone to making some common financial mistakes that leave them out of pocket and can impact…
A few years ago South Africans weren’t allowed to transfer the proceeds of their retirement annuities offshore before age 55. In 2008, however, a change in tax legislation made it…
Semeyi Zake of Business Day recently interviewed finglobal.com CEO, Ryno Viljoen, to discuss some of the options available to South African emigrants around their retirement savings as well as the…