Niel Pretorius

Wealth Director - Head of Cross Border and Technical Investment

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.

Read Niel's latest articles and insights.

Niel Pretorius ● Apr 14, 2022

South African exit tax: A tale of four brothers

Sometimes, changing a single circumstance can lead to wildly different outcomes, especially in the world of taxation.

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Niel Pretorius ● Apr 8, 2022

UK tax: Understanding non-domiciled status

There has been a lot of chatter in the news recently regarding UK non-domiciled (or "non-dom") status due to Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s wife cla...

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Niel Pretorius ● Nov 10, 2021

Taxation in the UK: Our guide to tax residency and domici...

We take a look at what it means to be UK tax resident or domiciled and how this may affect your tax payments.

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Niel Pretorius ● Apr 16, 2021

Crypto tax: How the UK regulates crypto assets

Moving to the UK? Own crypto? With crypto assets becoming part of more investors’ portfolios, and with international mobility on the rise, it ...

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Niel Pretorius ● Mar 1, 2021

SARS proposal on the taxation of retirement funds of non-...

As part of the 2022 budget, Treasury has made a proposal to tax pension funds irrespective of treaty provisions contained in numerous tax trea...

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Niel Pretorius ● Sep 23, 2020

Robot Wors: Can an algorithm replace a cross-border finan...

There’s nothing quite like a juicy boerewors roll braaied on an open fire. Getting it perfect is a skill in itself, and nobody likes a boerie ...

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