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Profitable pensions course can lie offshore
Pension planning is something that expats may find more complicated than those life onshore, merely because there are a figure of options that they may find more difficult to navigate.Hong Kong, above, and Guernsey are becoming the preferred locations for Jun 10 2008
Obamania overtook cricket
Tues, May 20, 2008, was a momentous day for Beaver State; it was the date of a key primary election for the Democratic candidates, Barack Obama and Edmund Hillary Clinton. It also marked the first time I have been able to vote in United States.US citizen Jun 6 2008
Hr european news roundup - may 2008
Our habitue human resources management news roundup from across Europe from the Federation of European Employers (FedEE). Includes: Czech democracy: Denial or illness benefit unlawful, EEA: growing of labor costs, The Netherlands: Cutbacks in child care Jun 5 2008
Swiss timekeeping
In the centre of Berne there is an electronic clock which is tick off the days, hours, min and sec until the start of Euro 2008 - a reminder that Europe's football title begin on 7 June and Swiss Confederation is the proud host. visual perception the cloc May 31 2008
A break for an expat
Like its predecessor, this story is about an old man and a fish on a tropical sea.King of the ocean: Alex’s spearfish was landed at the cost of back strain and a dose of mal de mer, “but I would risk it again”Maybe the old man wasn't as May 29 2008
Expats hit by property crash
Spain's seven biggest developers reported last week that the figure of sales in the first one-fourth of 2008 had plunged by about 75 per cent compared with last year. During the past decennary, vast wrapping of the Spanish coastline have been developed May 23 2008
California dreaming turns real
It was on a dark wintertime morning in 2004, arriving on campus at the University of Manchester after trudging through a snowstorm (the bus had broken down) and noticing that my navy coat was now pure white, that I decided moving abroad might be a good id May 16 2008
Navigating pet relocation laws
If your expat wants to bring their dear family pet, be aware of varying regulations even inside the EU. Rob Hyde explains. Michael Leidig, a British people expatriate life and workings in Austrian capital, has travelled easily across most of hor May 14 2008
Managing your investments
Increasing numbers of Brits are workings abroad sporadically - lured by calling opportunities and possibly higher net income.A new study reveals an increasing talent drain from the UK. In 2006, more than 200,000 British people citizens left the UK to live May 14 2008
The incredible shrinking dollar
Claire Keogh examines the positives and negatives of the electric current weak US dollar and scheme for assisting employees abroad who are feeling the pinch.There are many alteration and version that an exile going on duty assignment must embracing, such May 9 2008
Surviving the falling pound
Alison Steed looks at ways to counteract the surge in the euro A strengthening euro against the pound means that expats with fixed incomes coming through either their pension, wages or investing paid in sterling are determination it harder to make their m Apr 30 2008
Hr european news roundup - april 2008
Our habitue human resources management news roundup from across Europe from the Federation of European Employers (FedEE). Includes France: agreement to reduce workplace emphasis, Norway: Employers could face costly workplace refits, UK: New favoritism an Apr 26 2008
Expatriate management conferences, seminars and expos 2008
Updating your conference schedule earlier the summertime? Take a look at our newly updated list of exile management conferences, seminars and expos.GMS (Global Mobility specializer) Training and enfranchisementWhen and Where:5-7 May 2008 – San Ant Apr 26 2008
Returning home
Relocating back to the UK is probably to hold a figure of surprises for expats who have been away for a long time - not least how much more expensive it now is to live in their home state. Forward-planning your resettlement gives you a opportunity of glad Apr 25 2008
Expats hit by house price fall
British people homeowners in Spain are facing house-price wretchedness on a sec front after place values dropped for the first time in a decennary, in real terms.The norm price of homes rose by four per cent in the past 12 calendar month, less than Spain' Apr 23 2008
Exodus from uk
Any idea that the hegira from United Kingdom of those subsiding abroad might be waning appears wildly premature. The latest survey predicts 1.8 million Britons retiring abroad by 2025 and 3.3 1000000 by 2050.The study, on behalf of NatWest International, Apr 18 2008
Expats feel the pinch
The expats who gathering at weekends in the small cobbled market square of Valbonne, just up the road from Cannes, are normally a contented lot, reminiscing about the bad old days as they enjoy the mellowly evening sunlight over a glass of the local grape Apr 15 2008
Spain cuts cgt rate
The allurement of owning a home in sunnier climes makes Spain the most popular location for Britons buying abroad - and alteration to working capital gains tax (CGT) rules act as a further incentive to invest.This tax is payable on any net income made whe Apr 12 2008
Get a real taste of peru
I read late that one pound in every eight of UK retail sales is spent at Tesco. Started by Jack Cohen, in London's East End in 1919, this one-man business has become the "king of supermarkets" in United Kingdom. But since moving to Peru I haven't missed t Apr 9 2008
The french affair
"Une belle poitrine!" exclaimed the lady buttocks the rotisserie counter eyeing her co-worker with a twinkle grin as she flourished aloft my portion of roast poulet. I had asked for "the breast". My en famille hostess cautioned disapprovingly: "Ce n'est p Apr 3 2008 |