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UAE expat poll shows dissatisfaction with financial advice
Just as the UAE’s finance ministry launches new regulations, a poll of expatriates has revealed 32 per cent don’t trust IFAs.
The CFA Institute study centred on the trustworthiness of financial advisors working in the UAE, with its results identifying a significant gap between the expectation of investors and their satisfaction with...
Expat retirees in Thailand may be forced into compulsory private health insurance
Expats on retirement visas in Thailand may be forced to either leave or purchase expensive private health insurance.
Confusion and dismay is now reigning over a rumour that Western expats retiring in Thailand or married to Thai wives may soon be forced to buy overpriced private health insurance or lose their rights to stay. With the...
New arrivals and established expats in China fear arrest
With three Canadian expats now arrested by the Chinese authorities, concern is heightening amongst the entire expat community.
The expatriate community in China is accustomed to a level of uncertainty and occasionally fear, but the arrest of a third Canadian expat is causing increased concerns as to whether more will be detained on what...
Algarve property market unsure about Brexit effect on expat buyers
Real estate businesses in Portugal’s popular Algarve region are divided as to the Brexit effect on sales.
Portugal’s Algarve region has always been a popular destination for British retirees, both for its warm weather and its long-established expatriate community. Nowadays, the Brexit threat seems to be both putting off many who’d...
Expats in UAE consider private health insurance is top priority when relocating
A recent survey has established that UAE expatriate professionals consider the provision of private health insurance is the most important benefit.
Of all the perks offered as part of a relocation package for UAE-bound expats, private health insurance is considered as being at the top of the list and more important than the combined...
Singapore losing popularity as an expat haven
Dwindling expat demand for Singapore properties is highlighting cracks in the city-state’s long-term appeal for foreign professionals.
Although recent survey results still put Singapore at the top of the listings tree for its lifestyle, career opportunities and general ambience, expats on reassignment are finding it more and more...
Coping with Christmas as a single female expat in the UAE
How not to let the festive season get you down!
Christmas is the time for families, carols, presents and, if you’re an expat in the UAE, missing the home country celebrations you loved. Especially if you’re single, female and working hard overseas, it can also be the time when your feelings of loneliness come to the fore, no matter how...
Practicalities of moving overseas for would-be expat retirees
Retiring overseas isn’t just a way to get more out of your monthly pension, it’s also a way to boost your lifestyle.
The majority of expat retirees living overseas have made the move as they’re fully aware their monthly pensions will no longer allow an enjoyable lifestyle. The combination of inflation and increasingly bitter winter...
Wanderlust is part of the motivation for many would-be expats
Living and working overseas can be immensely rewarding as well as frustrating at times.
There’s more than a little wanderlust buried under the career enhancement and loads-a-money ambitions of many would-be relocating expats. However justified career and financial goals are, the wish to wander outside a familiar comfort zone and see how...
Do expats' business opportunities make up for Singapore?s high cost of living?
According to a recent survey, even very well-paid expat professionals in Singapore are unhappy with the city-state’s soaring cost of living.
Earlier this year, the popular expat professional destination was rated as one of the 20 most costly places to live for expats, with a new report now revealing over 50 per cent of foreign...
