South Africa is home to many weird and wonderful creatures and the great white shark is one of our finest. Carcharodon carcharias is also known as the “white pointer” and…
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It’s a question that we encounter frequently from South Africans living abroad or planning to move abroad: do I qualify for a state pension in South Africa, and if I…
If you’ve recently relocated to Australia or you’ve been living down under for some time already, transferring your South African pension to Australia is going to be a priority for…
It’s a question that around 246 000 South Africans expats living in the UK will face at some point: is it possible to transfer a pension from South Africa to…
Can I withdraw my pension fund? What are the rules around pension fund withdrawals in South Africa? Will I have to pay tax on my pension fund withdrawal? If you’ve…
Preservation funds are being brought in line with retirement annuities when a member emigrates prior to the retirement date. At the moment, a member of a retirement annuity can access…
If you are a South African living abroad, you’ll be delighted to discover you can turn your South African retirement annuity and various other South African-based savings and investments into cash,…
Many South Africans living abroad are unaware that their relocation abroad enables them to access certain financial investments like retirement funds a lot earlier than they would be able to…
When you start off your expat journey, retiring might be the furthest thing from your mind. But if you spend a lot of your life working in a foreign country,…
Emigrating from South Africa presents a host of novel challenges – you’ll find you have to acquaint yourself with regulations, procedures and terminology you’d never have had to concern yourself…