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Expats say financial stability is important

October 17, 2012 Expat Banking and Finance

Financial stability is one of the most important factors that makes expats confident in life, according to the findings of a global study. Having no money worries was important to 61% of expats, health was important to 57% and having good friends important to 48%, the TD’s Global Investor Confidence Study found.

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Expats still confident about investing despite global slowdown

October 11, 2012 Expat Banking and Finance

Expat retail investors continue to show confidence in international markets despite general bad feeling about the global economy, a new survey shows. More than half, 52%, of expat investors expect the global economy to fall back into recession in 2012, according to the TD Global Investor Confidence Survey, which spoke to over 2,000 expat and [...]

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UK and expat investors confident despite poor economic outlook

September 5, 2012 Expat Banking and Finance

UK and expat investors remain confident about investment opportunities despite general bad feeling regarding the global economy, a new survey reveals. TD Global Investor Confidence Study of over 2,000 UK and expat investors from around the globe found that over half, some 57%, of all respondents expect the global economy to fall back into recession [...]

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Barclays introduces free international money transfers via app

August 22, 2012 Expat Banking and Finance

Barclays Pingit, an app that lets people link their bank account to their mobile number to send payments is set to be rolled out internationally, across thirteen African countries by the end of this year with expansion into Europe in early 2013. Payments from the UK to Kenya is the first phase of this major [...]

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Which of the following would US expats consider investing in?

August 13, 2012 Expat Banking and Finance

Over the last few years we have seen massive volatility in all investment markets as the worldwide economy continues to bump along and the European situation becomes ever more complicated by the day. This has led to a number of investment markets coming to life and others dying a death which has given us some [...]

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Which of the following would expats in India consider investing in?

August 8, 2012 Expat Banking and Finance

As the worldwide economy continues to wobble, investment markets remain under pressure and the European debt debacle is still some way from being resolved we thought it would be interesting to take a look at the investment opinions of expats in India. We are in very untraditional investment times and without looking at the figures [...]

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Which of the following would expats in France consider investing in?

August 6, 2012 Expat Banking and Finance

There have been some dramatic changes to the worldwide investment arena over the last few years starting with the American mortgage crisis and the more recent European debt debacle. As a consequence the investment trends and investment aims of various expats around the world have changed enormously and we thought it would be interesting to [...]

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Gibraltar and Malta seeing increased interest in QROPS pension schemes from expats

August 3, 2012 Expat Banking and Finance

Increasing numbers of UK expats, the globalisation of the employment market, currency volatility, tax issues and tighter financial regulation are behind a growth in QROPs as a pension solution, it is claimed. A Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Scheme (QEOPS) is an overseas pension scheme that meets certain requirements set by HMRC, the UK’s tax office. [...]

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Which of the following would expats in Canada consider investing in?

August 3, 2012 Expat Banking and Finance

The worldwide investment arena has changed dramatically over the last four or five years due in the main to the US mortgage crisis which very quickly impacted the worldwide money markets and has been followed by other financial meltdowns. This in itself has brought about a number of different investment strategies from investors around the [...]

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Which of the following would expats in Australia consider investing in?

August 1, 2012 Expat Banking and Finance

There are been many ups and downs in the worldwide economy and worldwide stock market over the last few years and as a consequence investor trends and investor strategies have changed dramatically. We therefore thought it would be interesting to take a look at the way in which expats in Australia are looking to the [...]

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Foreign exchange rate fluctuations emerge as major concern for expats

July 20, 2012 Expat Banking and Finance

Over half of expats have concerns about foreign exchange rate fluctuations and how they might affect their finances, according to research from Lloyds TSB International. Its independent study of 1,030 expats found 57% are worried about rates with 17% citing this as one of their main concerns for the 12 months ahead.

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Lloyds TSB introduced fee free international transfers for expats

July 4, 2012 Expat Banking and Finance

Lloyds TSB International has improved its offering for expats by introducing fee free international money transfers for its new and existing Premier International Account holders. The banks says that it means customers with this kind of account will no longer be charged transfer fees when moving currency to any overseas bank accounts, regardless of whether [...]

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70% expats love doing their banking online when overseas

June 18, 2012 Expat Banking and Finance

We carried out a very interesting poll on the expatforum.com website asking how do expats do their banking when overseas. The research, done in conjunction with Barclays International Banking, offers some very interesting answers and some even more interesting trends in relation to new technology, online banking, postal banking, etc. We will now take a [...]

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