Tag: Capital Legacy
Fixing lengthy delays on deceased estates
Losing a loved one is hard. It’s even more difficult to deal with such a loss in the face of long and complicated estate administration processes. It can become emotionally and financially taxing. In South Africa, it is not uncommon for a deceased estate to take two to five years to finalise.
SARB announces intention to declare cryptocurrency as a financial product
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) recently announced their intention to declare cryptocurrency as a financial product, which is in line with current worldwide trends as well as the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) which published a draft declaration of crypto assets as financial products in 2020.
Saving for retirement – the emotional toll of choice
The start of every new year brings many aspects of our lives into focus, including health, wealth, work, family and emotional wellbeing. It’s a good time to re-evaluate your quality of life and question the changes you need to make in order to improve it.
Make sure you have the correct Will to cover your offshore...
When considering purchasing property overseas make sure you have the correct Will to cover your offshore assets.
National Wills Week – here’s what you need to know!
The last few months have been nothing short of a whirlwind of unprecedented events for our country. As a nation we have had to navigate another level 4 lockdown and watch helplessly as friends and family lose their assets and experience the stresses associated with the recent destructive riots.
Celebrating women leaving a legacy
It’s no secret that women have had to work hard for their place in the working world and have had to overcome several obstacles over the years – not least of which has been this crazy new normal of lockdown, home-schooling, video conferencing, never-ending cycle of meetings and calls - where personal space and work-life seem to have morphed into one.
‘Girlfriend’ loses fight for husband’s estate – was it really necessary?
We spend all our time trying to create wealth and building our legacies for our loved ones, and yet so few people dedicate any time to estate planning that creates clarity and certainty for when we’re gone.
Are laws around e-signatures on last wills and testaments out-of-date?
If there is one thing that the national lockdown has highlighted, it is the need for South African law to recognise electronic signatures to authenticate important legal documents such as Last Wills and Testaments.
Your crypto key… a grave matter!
Alex Simeonides | Founder and CEO | Capital Legacy | mail me |
Whether it’s Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Litecoin or Monero, your cryptocurrency fortune could be lost forever if...
Inaccurate product comparisons stifle innovation and harm clients
I am calling on the insurance and fiduciary services industry to stop the practice of generating inaccurate product comparisons. Unfortunately, negative and inaccurate product comparison has entrenched itself in our industry, causing damage to companies and leading to mistrust by consumers.
