Niel Pretorius
Wealth Adviser - 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.
How 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...
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SA 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 ...
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South 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...
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SA Inheritance Tax: Government plans to increase collection
by Staff Writer | Sep 21, 2016
Government is always looking for ways to increase tax collection and in a society such as South Africa, where there still exists great inequal...
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Offshore investment for South Africans
by Niel Pretorius | May 26, 2016
As a financial planner and offshore investment specialist at Sable International, I frequently help South Africans invest offshore. In this ar...
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The importance of financial emigration to South Africans
by Niel Pretorius | Apr 21, 2016
So you’ve left South Africa to take up permanent residence abroad, and started your new life in your chosen country to live and work, such as ...
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