Saudi Arabia has long been a choice destination for expats primarily because they do not pay tax on their incomes. New rules set to come into force in the Kingdom mean that firms face fines if they employ more expats than locals...
One of the biggest trials facing expats is the hurdle of purchasing property in their new country of residence. New rules set to come into force in Indonesia could turn the whole property market on its head...
Much has already been written about the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) and the impact it will have on expat retirement planning. However, new warnings are being issued by those in the industry...
The pension industry can often seem like it is filled with scammers or hucksters trying to separate expats from their hard earned cash using any nefarious means necessary. Now the Serious Fraud Office has weighed in with warnings about the burgeoning QROPS sector.
Expats living in New Zealand face being hit by a crippling 33% tax rate on pension transfers into the country under new rules being proposed by the New Zealand Inland Revenue Department...
The benefits afforded to expats by the offshore subsidiaries have always been generou and one of the keys reasons cited by expats for moving abroad. Now, however, multinational firms are clamping down on overly generous benefits...
After decades in the shadows the prevailing wisdom has it that the coming 100 years will be a Chinese century. The return to dominance of the Chinese civilisation has long been expected and now there are increasing signs that expats are turning their attention to the Asian behemoth...
Most of us have taken internet banking for granted since it first arrived on the scene over 15 years ago. However, for expats living in places with priorly poor internet connections the usefulness of this most essential of resources has been frustratingly lacking...
Retiring abroad has always been a dream for many with the attraction of spending the Autumn of their lives in a warm and relaxed environment proving to be a strong one. New data released as part of HSBC’s annual Expat Explorer study suggests that India is now the choice destination for global expats...
In our continuing series of articles looking at HSBC’s recently launched Expat Explorer study we turn our attention to the Eurozone’s economic powerhouse Germany...