by Mayo Martin SO THERE I was at a nightclub called Muang Swa. A live band was well into an all-Thai pop rock set. And the locals were, well, I had no idea what they were doing. It seemed to be a cross between some traditional folk dance and a barn dance. Welcome to Luang […]
Continue Readingby Mayo Martin SO THERE I was at a nightclub called Muang Swa. A live band was well into an all-Thai pop rock set. And the locals were, well, I had no idea what they were doing. It seemed to be a cross between some traditional folk dance and a barn dance. Welcome to Luang […]
Continue ReadingStarting a business can be rough no matter where you are. Every state government has its own regulations you must follow along with the federal ones. Then of course there is whatever local and municipal ones not superseded by either the state or federal government. Those are just the legal hurdles that have to be […]
Continue ReadingWritten by Chad Creveling, CFA & Peggy Creveling, CFA Monday, 18 October 2010 00:00 Whether you’re new to the world of international living or have been outside your home country for years, you’ve probably come up against an extra layer of complexity in managing your finances while abroad. As expats, we face a complicated […]
Continue ReadingWritten by Chad Creveling, CFA & Peggy Creveling, CFA Monday, 01 November 2010 22:58 An expat American living with her family in Hong Kong is diagnosed with late-stage stomach cancer. Since her husband’s healthcare benefits only covered him, the couple had purchased a private family healthcare plan from a major U.K. insurer with total […]
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Telegraph Expat is campaigning for an end to the injustice suffered by ‘frozen’ expat pensioners. Here, our finance specialist Alison Steed writes an open letter to pensions minister Steve Webb. By Alison Steed Dear Mr Webb, On behalf of the 400,000 or so expat pensioners who have had their state pension payments frozen at the […]
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Matthew Silvester, Executive Engineering Coordinator and Meinhardt (Thailand) Ltd, recently contacted us to inform that: “I’m a regular subscriber to your TCN publication. You may or may not be aware who “CIBSE” are (Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers). Heretofore the institution has had a limited presence here in Thailand. They have however recently appointed […]
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Thailand‘s friendly factor figures highly among expatriates planning to relocate to other countries, according to the Expat Explorer 2010 online survey sponsored by HSBC Bank International. Friendly attitude of the people towards foreigners is lauded by the expatriate community. Conducted by a third-party research firm between April and June, the survey of 4,127 expats from […]
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Moving abroad can be a financial nightmare. Tax expert David Franks continues his exclusive series of articles for Telegraph Expat by telling you how to avoid the major tax pitfalls for expats. 1 Beware of the DIY approach. When you first think about moving abroad, begin by listing in order of preference the countries in […]
Continue Reading In the first of a series of articles for the Telegraph Weekly World Edition, David Franks, CEO of Blevins Franks, outlines 10 ways expats can avoid paying UK inheritance tax. 1) Change your domicile Unlike any other tax, UK Inheritance Tax (IHT) follows you around the world, regardless of where you may reside. That’s because […]
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