The Single Discretionary Allowance (SDA) and Foreign Investment Allowance (FIA) are two key financial tools that residents have to manage their foreign investments and transactions when making money transfers out…
Let’s face it: saving money in South Africa can be challenging. Inflation can eat away at your hard-earned cash; sometimes, it feels like your money isn’t working as hard as…
For many South Africans, the dream of relocating to a new country becomes a real possibility around retirement age. With changing life circumstances, a move abroad can be an exciting…
Your retirement savings is undoubtedly one of the most important investments you’ll make in your life, but what happens to this money if you’re planning to emigrate from South Africa?…
Investing offshore from South Africa offers a variety of benefits, from diversifying your portfolio to hedging against currency fluctuations. But for South African investors, the tax implications can feel like…
Whether you’re emigrating from South Africa as an individual or as a family, there’s a lot to think about, and if you’re a business owner, the list of considerations gets…
When planning your emigration, it’s understandable that you’ll spend a lot of time researching your destination country to make sure you comply with immigration requirements, and you know what to…
If you’re planning your financial transition out of South Africa, there are a number of important things you need to be aware of when it comes to the exchange control…
Although leaving South Africa permanently is an exciting, life-altering decision, your emigration isn’t complete when your flight touches down on the other side of the world. There is still the…
Although the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has relaxed exchange control rules significantly in the past few years in order to make cross-border transactions less onerous, there are still limits…