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…
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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…
“The question isn’t at what age I want to retire; it’s at what income.” George Foreman, Two-Time Boxing Heavyweight Champion of the World. Expats who have not financially emigrated from South Africa,…
A self-made millionaire once told me …“I don’t buy property to sell – I buy property to rent” … after he bought his first home he leveraged the property to buy…
We speak to quite literally hundreds of people from all over the world each and every month that want advice and guidance about what to do with retirement annuities they have…
Did you pay policy premiums prior to leaving South Africa? If so, you could be in for a surprise as there may well be money in South Africa that is…
Nee…? Feit is, jy sal tien teen een nie ‘n lotery wen waarvoor jy nie ingeskryf het nie en ook nie ‘n hoop kan hê van ‘n erflating van n…
If you have not taken action yet, take note ……… the clock is ticking! Right now, if you move funds from your SA pension into a UK pension, you have…
South Africa is one of the few countries that continues to operate an exchange control system and it seems unlikely that it will disappear any time soon. So what does…
If you’re planning to leave the UK and head home to South Africa, or even if you’re undecided, here’s an opportunity to add some financial value to the process. If…