Tracker vs stock picker? A Nobel Prize winning mystery
by Staff Writer | Sep 24, 2017
In 2013 a strange thing happened at the Nobel Prize awards for Economics. This Nobel Prize has particular relevance for investors. The prize w...
Read moreTop of the market? When? Where? How?
by Staff Writer | Sep 4, 2017
Providing prognostications on the future seems to be a habit of people in finance, investments and economics. However, much like the attempts ...
Read moreThe war on South African expats continues
by Niel Pretorius | Aug 10, 2017
South Africans working abroad are already reeling at the proposed repeal of the foreign employment income tax exemption, which was recently pr...
Read morePension auto enrolment – does it apply to UK contractors?
by Staff Writer | Aug 2, 2017
We all now know that the UK government has become concerned that the work force is not putting enough money aside to cover their financial req...
Read moreHow SARS plans to target South African expats
by Niel Pretorius | Jul 21, 2017
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...
Read moreSA tax payers and the Common Reporting Standard
by Niel Pretorius | May 4, 2017
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 ...
Read moreSouth Africa’s sovereign debt downgrade and its implications
by Staff Writer | Apr 13, 2017
South Africa finds itself in the grip of a full-blown political crisis. In times like this, cool heads prevail and well-considered plan Bs are...
Read moreSouth Africans working abroad: Protect your earnings from proposed SARS tax rules
by Niel Pretorius | Mar 27, 2017
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...
Read moreBritish expats to take on 25% tax on pension transfers
by Staff Writer | Mar 23, 2017
Britons living outside of the UK will now face a hefty tax when transferring their pensions outside of the UK as HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) h...
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