Expat Briefing Editorial Team, 15 August, 2016
As we reported in Expat Briefing last week, Hong Kong is now the most expensive city for companies to send employees on assignment, just ahead of the usual suspects at the top of this league table like Geneva, Tokyo and Singapore... Read Full Article »
Tags: business | Europe | Africa | South America | Middle East | inflation | currency | Expats | expatriates | employees | Japan | Brazil | Hong Kong | Puerto Rico | India | Niger | Nigeria | Uruguay | Turkmenistan | Angola | Australia | Singapore |
Expat Briefing Editorial Team, 01 August, 2016
In terms of outright numbers, the British Crown Dependencies – Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man – and Gibraltar – a UK Overseas Territory – are home to small populations of British expats... Read Full Article »
Tags: compliance | interest | Europe | fiscal policy | entrepreneurs | Spain | Gibraltar | Isle of Man | Guernsey | Jersey | United Kingdom | legislation | services | commerce | banking | financial services | insurance | environment | e-commerce | manufacturing | tax | trade |
Expat Briefing Editorial Team, 15 July, 2016
Britain's decision to leave the European Union has understandably prompted frenzied speculation within the community of British expats living on the continent about how Brexit will affect them, and what they can do to mitigate any negative consequences... Read Full Article »
Tags: speculation | interest | Investment | Pensions | Europe | Invest | Other | Expats | Health Insurance | Investment | Pensions | Wealth | Insurance | pensions | investment | Japan | China | services | insurance | trade |
Expat Briefing Editorial Team, 01 July, 2016
From pensions to healthcare and rights to work, the 2m British expats living in the European Union are understandably worried about the consequences of a Brexit, as are the 2.7m European expats residing in the UK... Read Full Article »
Tags: agreements | Pensions | Europe | inflation | Expats | Pensions | retirement | Insurance | pensions | investment | Cyprus | France | Greece | Spain | Switzerland | Portugal | United Kingdom | law | public health | education | social security |
Expat Briefing Editorial Team, 17 June, 2016
For long-term residents of the United Kingdom with plans to retire abroad, QROPS (Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Scheme) provide a neat, tax efficient solution to the problem of pension portability for expats... Read Full Article »
Tags: compliance | business | professionals | pensions | investment | Cyprus | Gibraltar | Malta | Australia | Guernsey | United Kingdom | standards | legislation | law | tax authority | services | banking | financial services | fees | tax | inheritance tax |
Expat Briefing Editorial Team, 07 June, 2016
For those still considering the merits of the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union, it is becoming increasingly difficult to penetrate the hyperbole and apocalyptical forecasts layered up by both camps and reach... Read Full Article »
Tags: agreements | interest | Pensions | Tax | Europe | Pensions | retirement | pensions | Germany | Italy | Spain | Switzerland | Ireland | United Kingdom | standards | legislation | law | services | environment | tax | social security |
Expat Briefing Editorial Team, 20 May, 2016
For a variety of reasons, London is not usually to be found gracing the top end of the numerous league tables which attempt to measure the most attractive location for expats in terms of quality of life... Read Full Article »
Tags: Students | Europe | Invest | Other | Wealth | individuals | investment | Hong Kong | Switzerland | Iceland | China | Liechtenstein | Norway | Singapore | United Kingdom | law | public health | fees |
Expat Briefing Editorial Team, 06 May, 2016
Americans abroad have long had to suffer perhaps the worst tax regime in the world for expats, with the United States continuing to tax on the basis of citizenship, rather than residence. But to add insult to injury... Read Full Article »
Tags: accounting | agreements | compliance | Banking | Tax | Expats | FATCA | Compliance | individuals | United States | regulation | legislation | court | law | offshore | tax authority | services | banking | financial services | tax compliance | tax |
ExpatBriefing.com Editorial, 22 April, 2016
Turks and Caicos, located in the Caribbean Sea, has become the latest British Overseas Territory to have announced plans to improve its work and residence permit regimes recently. Find out more about these sun-kissed... Read Full Article »
Tags: compliance | business | Immigration | Tax | Work | currency | Immigration | individuals | employees | United States | Bahamas | Haiti | Jamaica | Turks and Caicos Islands | regulation | law | services | financial services | fees | tax | trade |
ExpatBriefing.com Editorial, 12 April, 2016
Ever responsive to the demands of international business, the Isle of Man Government has recently made a number of important changes to its visa and work permit system to make it easier for skilled workers... Read Full Article »
Tags: business | interest | Students | Europe | Work | Invest | Employment | individuals | investment | Switzerland | India | Ireland | Isle of Man | Liechtenstein | United Kingdom | legislation | law | offshore | banking | education | tax |