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.
Retiring tax-free in Portugal (for at least 10 years) - h...
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Financial emigration: Transfer your RAs out of SA
If you’re a South African who is thinking about moving abroad, or who has already moved, you should consider financially emigrating. Among oth...
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The war on South African expats continues
South Africans working abroad are already reeling at the proposed repeal of the foreign employment income tax exemption, which was recently pr...
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How SARS plans to target South African expats
Mark Twain said it best – “The difference between a taxidermist and a tax collector is that the taxidermist only takes your skin”. In the 2017...
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SA tax payers and the Common Reporting Standard
Martha & the Vandellas’ hit released 40 years ago seems more apt than ever. A government keen on increasing tax revenues at all costs and new ...
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South Africans working abroad: Protect your earnings from...
If you are a South African tax resident working abroad in a country that does not tax you on domestic earnings, like the UAE and many other mi...
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