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FCA warns retirees at home and abroad about free pension advice
The UK’s Financial Conduct Agency watchdog has delivered an uncompromising warning that ‘free pension advice’ is nothing but a scam.
The government agency policing financial services in the UK is aiming its warning to retirees planning to move their pension pots out of a defined benefit scheme. The alert was issued in order to...
Retired expats in Thailand fear effects of strengthening baht
The Thai baht recently hit a 31-month high, sending shivers through expat retirees living off their fixed pensions.
The seemingly never-ending rise of the baht is a frequent subject of posts on Thai expat forums, with many refusing to believe the reasons for its strength as put forward by the junta government. The latest rise against the...
Expatriates working in Myanmar overjoyed with their disposable incomes
If you’re a expat professional looking for a real challenge including plenty of disposable income, Myanmar is the place to go.
Happiness is a full wallet for many expats searching for a destination which offers challenges and commensurate financial rewards, with the occasional unlikely location offering up exactly that. For decades,...
Visa options for retirees heading for Thailand
Checking all Thailand’s visa options for those over 50 years of age is the best way to ensure a trouble-free retirement.
Thailand is a perennially popular destination for expat retirees due to its tropical weather, low cost of living, established expat communities and inexpensive housing options. However, over the past few years, many...
Expat investors head north for buy to let bargains
For expats looking to live well from UK buy-to-let properties, research into the best regions for returns is now essential.
With increasing house prices, increased stamp duty and the recent crackdown on tax all squeezing landlords’ profits, expats wanting to take advantage of the fall in sterling to make a buy-to-let investment need to...
UAE expats and foreign nationals cornering the market in UK properties
As sterling still falters, foreign nationals and expats in the UAE are continuing the rush to purchase British real estate, although London is now at the back of the queue due to its pricey properties.
Figures from providers of expat mortgages show a year-on-year increase of 20 per cent in the numbers of UAE residents investing in British...
British expat retirees hit by massive scam and arrest of IFA firm CEO
QROPS retirement savers are concerned for their offshore pensions’ futures as one provider’s CEO is arrested and another provider closes down.
QROPS, first launched in 2006, have been favourites with expats and British pension savers approaching retirement age for over a decade, although the role of overseer taken by HMRC has...
Brexit blessings and curses for expats depend on currency
Brexit could be seen as either a blessing or a curse for expats, dependent on the source of their incomes and the currency in which they’re paid.
The referendum result had an immediate effect on expat finances due to the fall in sterling, which has continued almost uninterrupted during the chaotic Brexit negotiations. UK expats relying...
Indonesia to ban all cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin
In a surprise announcement, Indonesia has vowed to ban all forms of cryptocurrency including Bitcoin, as it considers the rupiah is under threat.
Bank Indonesia governor Agus Martowardojo made the Bitcoin announcement as part of a basket of remedies for the ongoing unhealthy business practices, arbitrations and business control by parties...
Expats in the Netherlands feeling the financial strain
The Netherlands is a popular destination for expat professionals as well as entrepreneurs, but soaring costs of housing and problems with getting children into international schools are causing difficulties.
According to a recent survey, the international expat community in the Netherlands is suffering two key problems – increasing...
