Effective Offshore Investing and the US Situs Tax

South Africa’s GDP is less than half a percent of global GDP. What’s more, because we live, work and earn in South Africa, our investments are overly concentrated in the local market.

In this Standard Bank Power Hour Simon Brown discusses effective offshore investing. He will also cover the complicated US Situs tax and practical ways to reduce your exposure.

Simon covers:

Getting money offshore
How much to have offshore vs. local
Offshore platforms
Local but offshore ETFs
The global ETF market
Which offshore markets are best
Tax on offshore investments
Getting your money back into South Africa

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great info thanks, great channel, sound needs improvement, sound is echo like

[SwartgalligeCC]

Good video. Simon didn't mention it, but you have to pay in the difference between the local dividend tax and the 20% (ie 5%) to SARS via the 25/45 ratio. Go read the SARS tax guideline.