Expat Focus International News Update October 2017

Singapore Tops HSBC Expat Explorer Survey Singapore has topped the HSBC Expat Explorer survey for 2017, with Norway just being edged out. HSBC questioned 27,500 expats around the world and found that Singapore offered more for the third consecutive year.

Expat Focus Financial Update October 2017

Brexit Could Void Expat Pensions The UK’s chancellor of the exchequer, Philip Hammond, has been warned that British expats face losing their pensions and having their insurance voided as a result of Brexit. This is because insurance and pension firms

Expat Focus International Healthcare Update September 2017

Employers overlooking repatriates’ wellbeing Employers are being accused of overlooking the emotional and mental wellbeing of their expat staff who are returning from overseas assignments.The warning comes from The Health Insurance Group who say that expats have to endure a

Expat Focus Financial Update September 2017

UK expat retirees not returningUK government data reveal that there will not be a wholesale return of British pensioners living in EU countries because of Brexit. The figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) say there’s no evidence to

Expat Focus Financial Update August 2017

British expat retirees rush to Europe A firm of financial advisers that helps British expat retirees settle in European Union countries says demand for its services is rocketing. Blevins Franks says that the number of enquiries every month to its

Expat Focus International News Update July 2017

British expats could lose right to move While Brexit negotiations are ongoing, it appears that British expats currently living in Europe could lose their rights to move to another EU state. The issue has arisen during technical discussions, with the