Expat Focus Financial Update August 2021

American financial clients lose out Despite J P Morgan having recently acquired the UK’s largest digital wealth manager, Nutmeg Saving & Investment Ltd, the fund is now allegedly telling American clients that they will have to leave and that their

Expat Focus International News Update August 2021

There have been some devastating stories in the news since our last international update, with the Taliban taking control of Afghanistan, an earthquake in Haiti, and a mass shooting in the UK. However, expat news always plays out against a

Expat Focus International News Update July 2021

The international news remains dominated by Covid-19, but there are other news items worth noting, too. We’ll take a look below at the current stories affecting expats across the globe.   Stop over options increase from the UAE Since the

Expat Focus Financial Update July 2021

Expat drift from Singapore continues to gather speed A desire to leave the city state continues to grow among Singapore’s expats, according to a Financial Times report in July. We’ve reported on this before, and it continues to be an

Expat Focus Brexit News Update July 2021

Seven months into the post-Brexit period, Ireland and fishing continue to dominate Brexit-related headlines, with a further row erupting about how much the UK owes the EU in its post-divorce settlement to honour previous spending commitments. The EU is looking

Expat Focus International News Update June 2021

New survey ranks top expat destinations A recent survey by global network InterNations has revealed the top destinations for expats in 2020-21. Asian and South American countries come top of the list, with Taiwan leading the way (for the third

Expat Focus International Healthcare Update June 2021

Last month’s top story relating to healthcare and expats is still this month’s top story, as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to pursue its roller-coaster course around the globe. In this month’s round-up, we take a look at vaccination news, corruption

Expat Focus Financial Update June 2021

EU warns against ‘chaperoning’ The EU is starting to clamp down on the practice known as chaperoning. Just as a young Victorian woman could avoid scandal when visiting a man by taking another woman along with her, so traders can