With Australia having very close neighbours with countries of natural beauty, its comes as no surprise that many choose to retire elsewhere. However, whilst many retire abroad, some assets still remain in Australia. Certain requirements are needed for Australian expats now living offshore. The Australian government prevents superannuation’s from being transferred outside of the Australia. […]

Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is an Arab country on the south eastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. Holding a strategically important position at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, the country shares land borders with the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, and Yemen to […]

Lisa O’Carroll reports on British nationals grilling the British ambassador in France (12 April). We had a similar meeting in Estonia last year. Although the atmosphere was a little less hostile than the French meeting appears to have been, the same themes emerged: the ambassador and officials had few answers to our questions, and all of us […]

Investing High Net Worth individuals High Net Worth Individual (HNWI) is a term used in the financial services industry to designate persons whose investible assets (such as stocks and bonds) exceed a given amount. Typically, these individuals are defined as holding financial assets (excluding their primary residence) with a value greater than US$1 million. Year […]

The 5 Star Movement has made huge gains in the most recent election held in Italy on 4th March 2018. With just over 32% of the vote they are the dominant player in the broad based centre right alliance. But what does this mean for expats in Italy? Together with the political party, “Lega”, previously […]