31 December is your last chance to take out your annual personal allowances for 2014. If you’re intending to transfer money offshore please contact us now to ensure that we…
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We’re South Africans looking for other South Africans living overseas. We’re looking because we’re a company that loves people, especially our globe-trotting braai buddies, and because we’re in a position…
When we were younger retirement and pension plan savings fell in the same category as motorcar tyres – both were considered a grudge purchase. The similarity between the two products,…
By now we all know of the South African Supreme Court of Appeal’s order for the Reserve Bank to pay back the R250 million levy Mark Shuttleworth was forced to…
By Ryno Viljoen Moving money from South Africa is subject to Reserve Bank exchange control regulations and in most cases SARS tax clearances. The underperformance of the Rand against the…
Retirement is a day in time we’re all looking forward to – the luxury to stop working and to start taking it easy … However, given the era in which…
The generic skepticism about what one can and cannot expect when wanting to cash-in a policy because of “small print” issues does not apply when it comes to cashing-in an…
By Ryno Viljoen 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…
Is the question we’ll all be asking ourselves sooner or later…South Africans, living and working abroad, who rely on their policies back home should sooner question what effect time will…
By Mariette Janse van Rensburg I spoke to a lady on the phone yesterday, desperate for help. The past 18 months she’s been trying to cash in her retirement annuity…