Niel Pretorius
Independent Financial Planner and Emigrations Advisor
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.
SARS proposal on the taxation of retirement funds of non-residents
by Niel Pretorius | Mar 1, 2021
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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Robot Wors: Can an algorithm replace a cross-border financial advisor?
by Niel Pretorius | Sep 23, 2020
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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Wealthcast: The South African bond market and offshore portfolios
by Staff Writer | Jun 5, 2020
Mike Abbott, Director of Sable International’s Wealth Division and Niel Pretorius, a senior financial planner sit down with Roeloff Horne from...
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Investment and the markets in the time of COVID-19: Wealthcast Episode 01
by Staff Writer | Apr 16, 2020
Mike Abbott, Director of Sable International’s Wealth Division and Niel Pretorius, a senior financial planner sat down with Sean Ritchie to di...
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Investing offshore: South African financial planning & wealth advice
by Staff Writer | Apr 1, 2020
Interview with Niel Pretorius: Sable International’s Independent Financial Planner and Emigrations Advisor. We speak to Niel about cross-bord...
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Avoiding expat tax – financial emigration isn’t always the answer
by Niel Pretorius | Mar 12, 2019
Some tax practitioners and financial advisors are saying that financial emigration is the only requirement to avoid the “expat tax”. We’re set...
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