Expat Briefing Editorial Team, 27 February, 2017
Much has been made of the impact of the United States Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) on US expats, Americans with financial interests overseas, and financial institutions all over the world... Read Full Article »
Tags: agreements | business | interest | Tax | Expats | FATCA | investment | Argentina | Barbados | Austria | United States | Bahamas | Belgium | Russia | Aruba | Australia | Bahrain | China | standards | insurance | tax |
Expat Briefing Editorial Team, 07 October, 2016
Singapore was once again chosen as the world's best place for expat living by HSBC's latest Expat Explorer survey, arguably the most definitive survey of its type. This article runs the rule over South East Asia's thriving "Lion City."... Read Full Article »
Tags: tax information exchange agreement (TIEA) | Tax | Expats | FATCA | individuals | investment | Canada | France | Germany | Hong Kong | Malaysia | Belgium | India | Australia | China | Singapore | services | banking | tax | tax rates | withholding tax |
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, 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, 29 February, 2016
Yes, the weather is often on the dull side, taxes are usually on the high side and the cost of real estate is on the eye-wateringly expensive side, but Western Europe still dominates the top tier of Mercer's league table of cities measured... Read Full Article »
Tags: business | multinationals | Europe | Asia-Pacific | Other | North America | Africa | South America | Western Europe | Central and Eastern Europe | expatriates | employees | Dubai | Japan | Austria | New Zealand | Switzerland | Australia | Mexico | Singapore | services |
Expat Briefing Editorial Team, 13 October, 2015
Recently rated as the best place in the world for expat living overall, the thriving city-state of Singapore is the subject of this special feature... Read Full Article »
Tags: business | multinationals | Tax | Europe | individuals | investment | Japan | Canada | Malaysia | Belgium | India | Australia | China | Singapore | services | banking | financial services | environment | tax | tax rates | withholding tax |
Expat Briefing Editorial Team, 12 August, 2015
Organizations representing the interests of expatriates have succeeded over the last couple of years in drawing attention to the issue of expat voting rights. However, while some people might have sympathy with those expats who are still... Read Full Article »
Tags: interest | Europe | expatriates | Canada | Italy | New Zealand | United States | Australia | United Kingdom | legislation | court | law | tax |
Expat Briefing Editorial Team, 07 July, 2015
Much has been made of the impact of the United States Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) on US expats, Americans with financial interests overseas, and financial institutions all over the world. However, few people... Read Full Article »
Tags: agreements | business | interest | Banking | Tax | Expats | FATCA | investment | British Virgin Islands | Austria | Canada | Belgium | Russia | Australia | Bermuda | Cayman Islands | Virgin Islands | tax authority | services | financial services | insurance | tax |
Expat Briefing Editorial Team, 20 October, 2014
Survey after survey claims to know where the best locations are for expats to settle or to work, either individually or as a family unit, in terms of cost of living and overall quality of life. Some these findings might surprise you. Others won’t... Read Full Article »
Tags: Economy | Tax | Europe | Study | Expats | Personal Finance | Finance | Japan | Germany | New Zealand | Spain | Switzerland | Bahamas | Angola | Australia | China | Ecuador | Monaco | Singapore | Thailand | tax |
Expat Briefing Editorial Team, 14 August, 2014
Increasingly, expats are being disenfranchised in the land of their birth, either by complex rules which inadvertently make it difficult for some expats to vote or by deliberate restrictions. Unfortunately, the situation... Read Full Article »
Tags: interest | Pensions | Europe | Work | Pensions | expatriates | retirement | Canada | Hong Kong | Italy | Spain | United States | Australia | United Kingdom | legislation | court | law | services | tax |