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It is very possible that throughout a person’s lifetime they acquire multiple assets in multiple foreign jurisdictions. Perhaps they purchased assets whilst living abroad, perhaps they used their various South African Reserve Bank allowances to make property purchases or perhaps they themselves inherited assets from non-resident family members in foreign jurisdictions.

In the financial and legal world, an Estate refers to everything of value that someone owns—such as all property owned, in and outside of South Africa (in cases where someone was ordinarily resident in the country), art collections, antique items, investments, certain insurance policies, annuities, intangible assets such as a patent or trademark and any other asset or entitlement.

In the financial and legal world, an Estate refers to everything of value that someone owns—such as all property owned, in and outside of South Africa (in cases where someone was ordinarily resident in the country), art collections, antique items, investments, certain insurance policies, annuities, intangible assets such as a patent or trademark and any other asset or entitlement.

In terms of a bewind (or vested) trust, the beneficiaries are the owners of the trust assets. The nominated trustees only have administrative control over the trust assets, which they manage solely for the benefit of the beneficiaries.