Posts Tagged ‘expat finance’

Expat finances “dramatically improved” since moving abroad

By - 2 March 2012

According to the annual NatWest International Personal Banking Quality of Life Index, expats who relocated to the UAE have seen their finances improve “dramatically” since moving. The same response was also given by expats in Singapore, Hong Kong and China. The survey also showed that 72% of expats have not seen a decline in their quality […]

Euro crisis has expats seeing gold

By - 11 November 2011

Investors’ opinion of the euro is bouncing between pessimistic and apocalyptic, depending on the newsflow at any given time. It’s pretty clear expats in euro countries should diversify out of euro holdings, particularly in Greece and Italy. Unfortunately there are precious few good bets remaining. Stocks have been in general retreat since the spring and […]

Social networkers more likely to risk (and lose) money

By - 2 November 2011

Social networkers ought to pay especially close attention to personal finance: new research out of Rice University shows people who participate in online communities–particularly financial ones such as Prosper.com and eBay–are more likely to risk and lose money. Utpal Dholakia, lead author and Professor of Management at Rice, said, “emerging evidence indicates that online community […]

India inks latest tax treaty with Switzerland

By - 27 October 2011

A double tax treaty recently inked by India and Switzerland grants Indian authorities the right to request information on suspected tax evaders for any period starting January 1st, 2011. This is one of just 70 tax treaties the Swiss have renegotiated since 2009, reported Simon Bradley at Swiss Info.ch, shedding further light on the once […]

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