Foreign Exchange & Transferring Money Abroad
From Trump to the constant uncertainty around Brexit, China’s growing influence throughout the world and the current situations in Iran and Syria, it’s safe to say the world is a rather unpredictable place at the moment. Of course, all this unpredictability has effects that are far reaching and one of those is currency. On a daily… Read more »
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South African Financial Emigration
Recent reports have shown that there has been a noticeable uptick in the number of South Africans looking to emigrate, but many don’t know how to go about the financial side of things. While many think that they can simply pack up and go and just “send the money”, the reality is not as straightforward…. Read more »
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The Ramaphosa Effect On The Rand
Since the last few trading days in November the value of the Rand has appreciated significantly when measured against the Dollar, the Euro and the Pound. In the days leading up to the African National Congress (ANC) conference, 18th Dec 2018, we saw an ailing Rand where political and economic risks were generously priced into the… Read more »
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Brexit & The Currency
We’re now into month four after the Brexit referendum. The leave campaign was looking like it would suffer a defeat at the hands of the stay campaigners, but as we all know, what would come around at 2am the following morning would be the biggest upset in the governments history. The uncertainty has spooked the… Read more »
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Signing an Offer to Purchase
We are all aware of the saying “signing your life away”, but do we always take note of what it is we may be signing? South Africa has one of the best Deeds Registries in the world and while this is great it does mean that the property transfer process has quite a few regulations…. Read more »
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The Politics of Tax
The art of taxation is in plucking the most feathers from the goose without the goose hissing – J B Colbert Over the past number of years taxpayers have been frustrated by how government collects revenue and by how it has introduced financial policies that are implemented by the revenue department. While no excuse can… Read more »
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ViewPoint: Investing in South Africa
Global economic growth over the next decade will be led by the emerging nations of Africa, and to a lesser extent Asia.
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Dual Purchasers: Non Resident & SA Resident
On occasion we have come across clients who have or are thinking of buying a property together.
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Selling Property In A Company, CC Or Trust
Recently we have come across clients who, in the past, purchased properties in a Company, CC or Trust and now have sold the property and wish to repatriate the funds, but are having difficulty
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Buy To Let Investment
It seems that buy-to-let investment purchases & foreigners buying property are on the rise, this is according to the FNB Estate Agent Home Buying report Q2 2011.
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