Niel Pretorius
Wealth Director - Head of Cross Border and Technical
Niel grew up in Plettenberg Bay, South Africa. After being admitted as an attorney in 1999, he spent nine years practising in family law, estate planning as well as litigation.
His career in finance began in 2008 after qualifying and specialising in offshore financial services. Prior to joining Sable International, he worked in Cape Town and Zambia as consultant and country manager for a large international financial consultancy.
Niel specialises in offshore structuring and planning, with cross-border trust, tax and succession planning being his speciality.
He enjoys being outdoors in the African bush and in the ocean.
Advice on cross-border financial planning and investing o...
Moving money across borders is complex. There are many things to consider, such as tax laws, immigration, real estate and regulations. We spok...
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Avoiding expat tax – financial emigration isn’t always th...
Some tax practitioners and financial advisors are saying that financial emigration is the only requirement to avoid the “expat tax”. We’re set...
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Access your RA before you're 55 via financial emigration
South Africans who have already emigrated, or are thinking of doing so, have probably heard of the process of financial emigration. This proce...
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UK pensions: Between a QROP and a hard place? Or is it a ...
Those who have worked in the UK for a few years, and then left to live elsewhere, will know just how hard it is to make sure your UK pension i...
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The unintended consequences of offshore trusts – an SA-UK...
A number of South African residents have set up foreign trusts as they look to mitigate their risks that are peculiar to South Africa, be it p...
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What to do with your living annuity when you retire abroa...
If you have a living annuity in South Africa but no longer live in The Republic, you will need to make sure that you plan accordingly to minim...
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