AUSTEN SMITH ATTORNEYS NOTARIES CONVEYANCERS
Notary in Pietermaritzburg

Investment of clients funds in the money market, unit trusts, stock market and in mortgage bonds. We are able to pay interest direct to client on a monthly basis or capitalize back to the investment. The Daily Call accounts and 32 day notice accounts charge the Administration fees on a tiered system, depending on the balance in the account. None of these accounts have a minimum balance, but remembering the smaller the balance in the account the higher the Administration fee. The client can have access to the individual accounts to view the movement in the account at any time. These payments have a three day clearance period as long as the instructions are received timeously. These accounts would be considered to be Investment accounts and therefore we expect minimum movement in the accounts. She joined Fiduciary Services in 2005 and is specialising in the formation and administration of trusts. Allan was admitted as an attorney and conveyancer in 1976 and later as a Notary Public. He gained extensive experience in estate administration with F HLowe and Co. prior to the amalgamation which resulted in the formation of Austen Smith. Austen Smith offers a wide-range of expert legal advice in various fields, including High Court, Regional Court and Magistrate’s Court litigation, Collections, Conveyancing and Agency Conveyancing, as well as Commercial Law. We also have a Specialist Fiduciary Services Department and are perfectly positioned to offer you superior Estate Planning and Trust advice. Situated in the Provincial Capital, Pietermaritzburg, and at the seat of the High Court, the Master’s Office and the provincial Deeds Office, we are proud to serve both our local community and our agents in other provinces. Maintaining consistently high standards of work in our Bond Departments, we have served on the panels of the 4 major South African banks for decades. Our relationship with Standard Bank goes back over 100 years. We are an authorised financial services provider, duly registered with the Financial Services Board and we have a dedicated investment administrator who ensures that your valuable investment is invested optimally and at favourable rates with the major banking institutions.