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If you are receiving, or planning to receive, a pension then this quick fact sheet may prove useful. It is, though, aimed at those who have pension fund savings in a UK based scheme. If your pension is held in

This FAQ has been kindly provided by April Medibroker Q: Who can buy Expatriate Health plans?A: Expatriates of all nationalities can purchase international Health Plans Q: Is there an age limit at joining International Health Plans?A: The maximum age when

A commonly held and mistaken belief amongst new or potential expats is that overseas one cannot secure a commercial mortgage. A commercial mortgage can be many things but here for simplicity’s sake let’s call it a mortgage to secure a

In the first three articles of this brief series we examined what QROPS is, how it could benefit some expats (and others) and briefly how the system works. In the final analysis though, words can be confusing and there is

courtesy of April Medibroker Introduction Following the rapid rise in “Global based companies” over the past decade, coupled to vast improvements in telecommunications and expansion of Internet services world-wide, the availability of private healthcare insurance services to the expatriate community,

Unless you’ve been on Mars since mid 2007, you’ll have seen that the global property and financial markets have been in something of a mess – and that’s putting it mildly! Just about everything that can be said on this

At first glance it may look like the title here must be a joke. Many new expats, and even some seasoned veterans, think that getting bank loans from foreign banks is just about impossible if one is a foreigner. There’s

In previous articles we examined the principles of QROPS, and why QROPS could be advantageous to expats in certain circumstances. In this brief discussion, we’ll look at some of the ‘qualification’ and related issues that apply to those trying to