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.
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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Retiring tax-free in Portugal (for at least 10 years) - h...
In a bid to resurrect itself after the 2008 financial crisis, Portugal has positioned itself to become a magnet for high net-worth individuals...
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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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