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Comparing the costs of international school education in Asia
Relocating overseas with your family brings another dimension to the expatriate process, as an affordable quality education is essential but becoming hard to find, even in Asia.
International schools are the first choice for the vast majority of expat parents, but they’re traditionally expensive and determining between the best and the...
Bangkok and Chiang Mai no longer affordable cities for expats
A recent survey has nailed Bangkok and Chiang Mai for both destinations’ rising costs of living.
Formerly known as inexpensive cities for both expat workers and retirees, the results of a recently released survey have confirmed what foreign residents in both cities have already realised – they’re no longer affordable destinations...
Accountants offered tempting expat incentives by the Isle of Man
The Isle of Man may not be the most glamorous, exotic destination for expat accountants, but it’s good for wages and tax breaks.
If you’re either a qualified or even an unqualified accounts expert, the Isle of Man wants you in 2020. For those looking to relocate from a Britain mired in a year of Brexit negotiations, it’s just the...
Hong Kong protests still threatening expat financiers’ lives
As the Hong Kong protests become ever more violent, Shanghai and Singapore are threatening the island’s prime position as Asia’s major financial hub.
Protests are nothing new for Hong Kong’s expat residents, but the continuing street riots have now lasted for over five months and aren’t going away any time soon. For some years,...
Brit expats in Europe could lose almost £50K through state pension freeze
British expats who choose a ‘frozen pension’ destination could lose as much as £50,000 in pension income over the years.
Although the chance of a no-deal Brexit has diminished somewhat, it hasn’t been completely taken off the political table. This worst scenario could still materialise due to the present instability of British...
Is Russia worth considering for your next career move?
Is Russia a good choice for adventurous expatriate professionals?
Russia’s reputation as a destination for career-hungry expats isn’t exactly appealing, but is living and working in this controversial country still worth a try? The worst condemnation of this vast country is that no self-respecting expatriate professional would dream...
Would-be UK expat retirees urged to choose non-frozen pension destinations
If you’re looking to retire overseas, but restricted in choice by the UK’s frozen pension rules, there’s hope in a new government initiative.
The British government’s ‘frozen pension’ rules have been an ongoing scandal for decades, preventing those who’s chosen to retire in a country without a special agreement from receiving...
Is the present day extended life span worth saving for?
Planning the financial aspects of retirement should include a five-year life span increase.
A popular way of estimating one’s life span is to compare it with the ages of deceased grandparents, even although average life spans for those over 50 years of age have since increased by 11 years. Nowadays, the average life expectancy is 87...
Expats warned about scams and fraud when buying online
Expats are being warned over the risks of online purchases.
British citizens moving overseas for reasons of work or retirement mostly use at least one offshore bank account with online access, especially since British high street banks began closing the accounts of long-standing customers after they relocated to another country. As a...
Sterling crash sees massive discounts for expat purchases of upscale London properties
For international private investors as well as British expats biding their time until retirement, British property is now at bargain prices.
UK expat professionals on contract overseas and looking at a safe return for their spare funds need look no further than back in the home country. Even in normal times, carefully chosen property...
