shifting sands
The days of the all-expenses-paid expat lifestyle are gone, and shorter stints abroad have also become the norm. This has necessitated a shift in thinking for expatriates' wealth planners, Coutts's Gary Dugan points out.
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a refuge from the us tax storm
For the last five years, Maseco Wealth has been helping the growing number of American expats who have been caught up in a US crackdown on overseas accounts…
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standard life singapore expats choose
British and European expatriates in Singapore are foregoing long-term security as they opt for luxurious lifestyles now, according to a new survey by Standard Life International.
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southern malaysian state to impose
A government official in the southern Malaysian state of Johor has said higher tax rates may be imposed on some 130,000 foreigners who own property there, the Malaysian Star reported yesterday.
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offshore financial advisers overwhelm
A social networking group set up five years ago on LinkedIn to enable expat Brits around the world to share their experiences and make contacts has been so overwhelmed by offshore financial advisers that its moderators have been forced to create a financial services “sub-group”.
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returning brits earn less but saved more devere
Two-thirds of British expats who return to live and work in the UK earn less than they did overseas, but the vast majority say they managed to acquire more personal wealth while they were abroad than their counterparts back home did, research conducted by deVere UK advisers has revealed.
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expats more confident in markets outside europe
Expatriate retail investors continue to show confidence in some international markets, despite an overall “bad feeling” about the global economy. But few hold out high hopes for a bullish 2012 in Europe, a TD Global Investor Confidence Survey has found.
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how to solve the problem of the spank shops
Expatriate frustration with the performance of their investments appears to be on the rise; some have significant sums of money, often by entrusting it unwisely. Here, Helen Burggraf sets out some of the ideas advisory industry experts suggest might help to put an end to so-called 'spank shops'once and for all…
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out of pocket expats seek redress
Like many of their counterparts elsewhere in the world, expatriates are expressing their dissatisfaction with the recent performance of their investments as regulators everywhere race to improve advisory standards. Helen Burggraf reports
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british overseas arrests on the rise says fco
The UK economy may be stagnating, but exports of British crime are booming, according to the latest figures from the Foreign & Commonwealth Office. Some 6,000 British nationals were arrested overseas during the past 12 months, with more than half detained in Spain and the US.
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employers dont support us enough say staff
Expatriate Britons say they are generally happier living abroad than they were back home, but feel they should have received more help from their employers when they made their move overseas, a new survey reveals.
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pension plan for dubai expats by year end
Dubai is planning to go ahead with an “ambitious” pension fund for expatriates before the end of the year, a Gulf news website is reporting.