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Tax-free investment solutions

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Optimise your tax-free allowance by investing in one of our tax-free investment solutions. Invest a maximum of R36 000 per tax year and R500 000 over your lifetime tax-free. You can also transfer a tax-free investment from another financial service provider to one of our options with ease.

Some of the benefits

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No capital gains tax

No capital gains tax on a switch or withdrawal within this account
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No penalties for withdrawals

Funds can be withdrawn at any time without any fees or penalties
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No tax on income

All interest and other income will be re-invested tax-free
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Returns don’t affect your contribution limit

Interest earned doesn’t count towards the yearly contribution
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No capital gains tax

No capital gains tax on a switch or withdrawal within this account
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No penalties for withdrawals

Funds can be withdrawn at any time without any fees or penalties
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No tax on income

All interest and other income will be re-invested tax-free
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Returns don’t affect your contribution limit

Interest earned doesn’t count towards the yearly contribution
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GoalStandard Funds
  • Standard Bank has teamed up with STANLIB to pave the way for goals-based investing in South Africa through the GoalStandard range of funds.
  • The funds provide exposure to local and global asset classes, and therefore diversify your portfolio by providing exposure to different markets.
  • The funds are multi-managed and well diversified, thereby leveraging various sources of return.
  • Within the GoalStandard range of funds, you have the option to choose the most suitable tax-free solution to meet your investment goals.

Find out more about the GoalStandard range of investment funds

Melville Douglas
  • Melville Douglas is the boutique investment management company within the Standard Bank Group that manages the investments  for a wide range of endowments, charitable trusts, retirement funds, and institutional and private client mandates
  • Using your R36 000 annual contribution limit and a R500 000 lifetime contribution limit you can invest in one of the Melville Douglas bespoke tax-free investment options:
    • Melville Douglas High Alpha Fund
    • Melville Douglas Balanced  Fund
    • Melville Douglas Global Equity Feeder Fund
  • The Melville Douglas tax-free investment accounts typically suit investors who what to receive tax-free returns
  • Suitable for investors who want to save over the medium to long term and are looking for flexibility and liquidity

Find out more about   Melville Douglas .

Online Share Trading
  • Optimise your tax-free allowance by investing in a Tax-Free Investment Account and gain access to the stock market through Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
  • No tax on capital gains and interest earned, no dividend withholding tax and no securities transfer tax
  • Profits made in the Tax-Free Investment Account do not consume existing tax annual limits (interest and capital gains)
  • Profits may be reinvested in the Tax-Free Investment Account  without using the contribution limit, provided they are not withdrawn
  • There are penalties for exceeding the annual and/or lifetime contribution limits and will result in punitive taxation by SARS
  • It is your responsibility to ensure that your contributions do not exceed the limit imposed by regulations

Find out more about  Online Share Trading.

1nvest
  • 1nvest is a team of expert fund managers backed by some of the most reputable institutions in the financial industry – Standard Bank, STANLIB and Liberty (the largest financial service group in Africa)
  • 1nvest offers specialist Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and Unit Trust index investment solutions, to help you plan your financial future
  • 1nvest has partnered with STANLIB to offer you the most affordable access to their Unit Trust with a tax-free savings account
  • 1nvest have also partnered with Standard  Online Share Trading to bring you the most affordable access to their ETFs via a tax-free investment account solution 
  • You can also access the 1nvest ETF’s tax-free investment account via Standard Online Share Trading 

Find out more about 1nvest fund managers

  • GoalStandard Funds
  • Melville Douglas
  • Online Share Trading
  • 1nvest
  • Standard Bank has teamed up with STANLIB to pave the way for goals-based investing in South Africa through the GoalStandard range of funds.
  • The funds provide exposure to local and global asset classes, and therefore diversify your portfolio by providing exposure to different markets.
  • The funds are multi-managed and well diversified, thereby leveraging various sources of return.
  • Within the GoalStandard range of funds, you have the option to choose the most suitable tax-free solution to meet your investment goals.

Find out more about the GoalStandard range of investment funds

  • Melville Douglas is the boutique investment management company within the Standard Bank Group that manages the investments  for a wide range of endowments, charitable trusts, retirement funds, and institutional and private client mandates
  • Using your R36 000 annual contribution limit and a R500 000 lifetime contribution limit you can invest in one of the Melville Douglas bespoke tax-free investment options:
    • Melville Douglas High Alpha Fund
    • Melville Douglas Balanced  Fund
    • Melville Douglas Global Equity Feeder Fund
  • The Melville Douglas tax-free investment accounts typically suit investors who what to receive tax-free returns
  • Suitable for investors who want to save over the medium to long term and are looking for flexibility and liquidity

Find out more about   Melville Douglas .

  • Optimise your tax-free allowance by investing in a Tax-Free Investment Account and gain access to the stock market through Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
  • No tax on capital gains and interest earned, no dividend withholding tax and no securities transfer tax
  • Profits made in the Tax-Free Investment Account do not consume existing tax annual limits (interest and capital gains)
  • Profits may be reinvested in the Tax-Free Investment Account  without using the contribution limit, provided they are not withdrawn
  • There are penalties for exceeding the annual and/or lifetime contribution limits and will result in punitive taxation by SARS
  • It is your responsibility to ensure that your contributions do not exceed the limit imposed by regulations

Find out more about  Online Share Trading.

  • 1nvest is a team of expert fund managers backed by some of the most reputable institutions in the financial industry – Standard Bank, STANLIB and Liberty (the largest financial service group in Africa)
  • 1nvest offers specialist Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and Unit Trust index investment solutions, to help you plan your financial future
  • 1nvest has partnered with STANLIB to offer you the most affordable access to their Unit Trust with a tax-free savings account
  • 1nvest have also partnered with Standard  Online Share Trading to bring you the most affordable access to their ETFs via a tax-free investment account solution 
  • You can also access the 1nvest ETF’s tax-free investment account via Standard Online Share Trading 

Find out more about 1nvest fund managers