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Would be expat retirees warned over dodgy investments
If you’re looking to plan for an expat retirement in a totally new environment, you need to take care your investments are secure.
According to a scary report by Britain’s Financial Service Compensation Scheme, some 80 per cent of claims against dodgy IFAs involved investments in possibly fraudulent schemes such as storage lockers and...
Milan set to lure UK asset managers post Brexit
As uncertainty soars over the post-Brexit fate of the City of London, Milan ratchets up its efforts to lure asset managers and other financiers.
An Italian governmental delegation is set to visit London over the next several weeks in order to attract asset managers from the City of London to the Italian capital’s financial hub. The...
New financial rules expat investors need to know
Wherever expats are in the EU, they need to know about the changing face of investments caused by the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive.
The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MifidII) is the result of a huge rethink of relationships between investors, finance professionals and the markets themselves. It’s the second...
Understanding the nuts and bolts of French property purchase
France has been the chosen retirement destination for Britons for several decades to date, and the Brexit threat doesn’t seem to have lessened its eternal appeal.
Property sales in France are rising again as Britons are deciding to take a chance and move across the English Channel before Brexit finally kicks in. Property prices, except...
Low interest rates driving expat investors to risky bond funds
As savings returns hit the floor, what’s a newly-retired Brit expat living overseas to do with his savings?
Retirement overseas is the dream for many Brits and, more often than not, involves selling the UK home and investing the cash in order to provide a supplementary income over and above pension payments. Conventional investors...
Which currency will win in 2018
Currency rates are one of the most essential issues to consider for expats, whether you’re living on a pension or annuity, thinking of investing overseas or back in the home country or just ordering something online form the other side of the planet.
Following exchange rates is a roller coaster ride, with relative values dipping and...
Best investments for expats are northern powerhouse buy-to-lets
For would-be expats in the process of selling their homes and leaving the UK, it’s still a good time to consider re-investing your capital in British buy-to-let property once you’re overseas.
Low interest rates, the weak pound and affordable property prices outside London, the home counties and the South East have resulted in a surge...
Is relocating to Europe during Brexit negotiations a good idea?
The Brexit leave vote came at a bad time for many would-be expats planning an escape from the UK, but is it safe to go ahead as things stand at the moment?
Whether to go or stay is a crucial question without an easy answer, as there’s no indication of certainty in anything which has been agreed to date between the two sides. Expat...
Top expat retirement havens for 2018
Results of a recent survey show the top ten listings for expat retirement are changing fast.
International Living’s Annual Global Retirement Index 2018 has some surprises in store for retirees searching for the perfect place to begin their new lives. The survey itself has been updated with several new categories, and covers the...
British expat retirees worldwide feel the pain of shrinking sterling
Brexit’s effect on sterling has eroded the spending power of hundreds of thousands of British expats worldwide.
Whether they’re struggling on an already less than generous UK state pension, have top-ups from personal pensions or are receiving an income from investments, the reality is that the value of their monthly incomes has fallen...
