Financial Planning, Property

Owning Property vs Regular Saving

14 Jul , 2015  

Property Purchasing for Retirement

Have you ever heard the term, “safe as houses”? This is exactly how many would describe their attitude towards property investment. That it’s the safest haven for your money, and an appropriate platform to shelter long-term savings. To be fair, property can often be a fantastic investment. Owning large quantities of property, mortgage free, in […]

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Financial Planning, Retirement Planning

UK Pension Rule Changes

10 Jun , 2015  

UK Pension Changes, Retirement Planning, British Pensions

UK pension rule changes will have a big affect on expats retiring abroad, but not all is lost, as there are still options available. As you know, pensions in underfunded public schemes, such as teachers, police, NHS, and the military are now prevented from transferring their pension pots overseas. This means that anyone retiring abroad […]

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Financial Planning, Forex

International Money Transfers

3 Jun , 2015  

High Street Banks, Currency Brokers, Peer to Peer, International Money Transfer

Your bank is no longer the only way to move money from one country to another. Here is a closer look at your options for international money transfers: More and more business takes place across borders and as a result currencies need to be exchanged 24hours a day. As the world has changed, so have […]

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Financial Planning, Property

New CGT Rules for Brits

27 May , 2015  

Capital Gains Tax

When selling UK properties, Britons that live overseas are now subject to Capital Gains Tax, but you can minimise the impact. April 5th marked a new tax year in Britain, and the introduction of new legislation which taxes any gains made on residential property sold by all of those living outside the UK. Up until […]

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Financial Planning, Forex, Market Watch

Maximising Your Currency Options

5 May , 2015  

Exchange rates

Sterling has been one of the best performing currencies so far this year, recently hitting a seven-year high against the Euro, and powering ahead against the Australian and Canadian dollars. Consequently, expats are keen to ensure that they do not miss out, and thankfully there are some new products on the market that can help […]

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Explained, Financial Planning, General, Market Watch, Tax-free Growth

No Place to Hide for Expat Tax Evaders

4 May , 2015  

Tax Evasion

Within the next two years, almost 100 governments around the world will be exchanging information about bank accounts. Loopholes have rapidly begun to close for expat tax dodgers, and they are running out of places to hide. At present, if tax authorities suspect people of tax evasion and want details about their finances, they have […]

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Analysis, Financial Planning, Investments, Market Watch

Searching for Value, From Pigs to Property!

13 Apr , 2015  

Business Man Upward trend-min

Many may think that successful investment managers are nothing but gamblers, sharks, charlatans, cowboys and crooks. These are individuals who use the concept of the “market” as an imaginary platform to showcase their so-called “skills”. Although one will come across the odd con-man, both on Wall Street and in Southeast Asia, who will have you […]

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General

8 Reasons to Use Your Vote

2 Apr , 2015  

It is the season for the indifferent, droopy types to offer a million and one reasons that they do not intend to place a vote in the UK elections. That’s fine. If you are completely uniformed about the policies each candidate is pushing, then frankly we don’t want your opinion.

It is the season for the indifferent, droopy types to offer a million and one reasons that they do not intend to place a vote in the UK elections. That’s fine. If you are completely uniformed about the policies each candidate is pushing, then frankly we don’t want your opinion. That said, here are 8 […]

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Financial Planning, Pensions, QROPS, Retirement Planning

Prove you’re alive or lose state pension

25 Mar , 2015  

Golfing retirement

Words of warning for British Expats; if you don’t want to lose your state pension, then you need to act. It is more than 100 years since David Lloyd George first oversaw the introduction of the state pension. At the time, he probably did not anticipate so many British pensioners choosing to live abroad. Equally, […]

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Financial Planning, Pensions, Retirement Planning

New State Pension in UK Means Only 45% Will Get Full Amount

13 Jan , 2015  

UK Retirement-min

UK government figures show that in the first five years of the new, flat-rate state pension system, only 45% of pensioners will be fully entitled. The new, simplified, ‘fairer’ state pension system will see a single payment of about £150 made to new pensioners from April next year. It applies to new pensioners from April […]

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Analysis, Financial Planning

Women: Better educated, but paid less

19 Dec , 2014  

Education-min

Having attended the final Network Girls HCMC event of the year last night, I was reminded what a wonderful experience it is to a professional woman working overseas. It is an honour and privilege to have had a good education, and be able to travel freely around the world because of it. I perhaps take […]

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