Interview with Simon Hilton, foreign exchange consultant
Simon Hilton is a senior foreign exchange consultant at World First specialising in assisting private clients and companies with their foreign exchange…
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Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS) – Examples
In the first three articles of this brief series we examined what QROPS is, how it could benefit some expats (and others)…
Read more →Review of Expatriate Medical Insurance Plans Worldwide
courtesy of April Medibroker Introduction Following the rapid rise in “Global based companies” over the past decade, coupled to vast improvements in…
Read more →Overseas Property Investment for Expats
Unless you’ve been on Mars since mid 2007, you’ll have seen that the global property and financial markets have been in something…
Read more →Overseas Banking for Expats – Getting a Personal Bank Loan
At first glance it may look like the title here must be a joke. Many new expats, and even some seasoned veterans,…
Read more →Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS) – Qualification
In previous articles we examined the principles of QROPS, and why QROPS could be advantageous to expats in certain circumstances. In this…
Read more →Currency transfer – Top tips to avoid losing out on exchange rates
By Elisabeth Dobson, Head of Private Clients at World First Small shifts in foreign currency exchange rates are common and happen in…
Read more →Overseas Pensions and Social Benefits for Expats
Many expats living overseas, particularly those approaching or at retirement age, start to worry whether or not they can get their pensions…
Read more →Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS) – Intro
It’s always a little sad when one has to start worrying about pensions. Expats are no different to most people in that…
Read more →Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS) – Why?
In the first article in this short series, we outlined a little of the background to the UK government’s decision to permit…
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