If you have been doing some research into how emigration impacts on retirement annuities in South Africa, you will probably have stumbled across the fact that most South Africans end…
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The rules are changing. In 2021 the formal process of financial emigration through the South African Reserve Bank will be phased out. What does this mean? It means that South…
The focus and intent of this document is to collaborate with National Treasury and the South African Revenue Service (SARS) with the view to share our learnings obtained whilst extensively…
If you are a South African working and/or living abroad, it is prudent to be reminded of the imminent tax and exchange control changes that may affect you from next…
If you’ve ever found yourself awake at 3AM, pondering the big questions in life – like, what’s the difference between retirement annuity and pension fund – then this post is…
South Africans all over the world are feeling the financial pressure caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Most people have had their hours reduced, their pay cut and many are facing…
Saving for your retirement is one of the most important things you can do for yourself during the course of your working life. In South Africa, a retirement annuity with…
Planning, saving and investing for your retirement is one of the most important things you can do during your working life. One of the most sensible ways that people prepare…
The good news is that you are entitled to cash in your retirement annuity if you have emigrated from South Africa. You may have left South Africa a couple of…
Even though the rules around accessing your retirement annuity are fixed, South African expats can legally access and transfer the proceeds of their South African retirement annuity abroad. Here’s what…