Below is what happened in a week in Expats Finances, as reported on iExpats and from other places across the web.
From iExpats.com:
- Patients Lack Faith In UAE Health Service
More than two-thirds of people living in the United Arab Emirates’ would look abroad for healthcare despite most agreeing they are satisfied with the levels of care provided at home
- Banks Jostle For Rich Clients – While Others Shun Them
As the wealthy continue to flock to the UK in greater numbers, so the banks are improving their wealth management services to meet the increasing demand
- Expat Health Cover For Thrill Seekers
Expats living and working abroad are far more likely to take up extreme sports but they are urged to read their health insurance small print before setting off for their thrills
- Visa Rules Relaxed For Saudi Wives With Expat Families
The Saudi Arabian government is opening the borders to let in expat families of Saudi women who have married overseas
- Send Facebook Friends Online Cash
A new App lets you send Facebook friends online cash. Is it a new way for expats to switch their money overseas
- History of QROPS Infographic
A timeline plotting the ups and downs of QROPS pensions for expats and international workers with UK pension rights
- Dubai Pledges Billions On Tourists And Shopping
The £1 billion Bluewaters Island project developed by the government-owned Meraas Holding, which will see the creation of the world’s biggest Ferris wheel
- Bank Funding Gap Plugged By Entrepreneurs
A new online equity fundraising platform for small businesses and start-ups and has launched with the aim of getting investors to bankroll up to £2 million per project
- Gold Sales Soared To A Record £153 Billion
The demand for gold has seen prices soar to help sales hit a record high of £153 billion in 2012
- Switzerland Signs Up To FATCA
The latest country to sign a FATCA tax agreement is Switzerland – formerly a bastion of banking and investment secrecy
- HMRC Urged To Do More To Tackle Tax Avoidance
HM Revenue and Customs should be doing more to catch the wealthy mitigating their tax bills because they are ‘running rings around the law’, say influential MPs
- Booming Emerging Markets Look Good For Investors
The booming economies of Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines present a ‘strong’ potential for investors to boost future profits
- Property May Go Back Under Down Under
Fears are rising that Australia’s improving property market may already have run out of steam
- Isle of Man FATCA
Hiding cash offshore has just become harder as another major tax haven has lifted the veil of secrecy that covered investment transactions for the wealthy
- Abu Dhabi’s Property Market Surges
Property in Abu Dhabi will see strong growth in prices in 2013 led mainly by an influx of public sector workers needing somewhere to live
- South Korea May Earn Stripes as Asian Tiger
South Korea is a crouching Asian tiger ready to pounce for investors once the world economy picks up, according to analysts
- Filing A Tax Return Can Earn US Expats A Refund
Americans living overseas could be missing a financial trick by failing to file a tax return in the US
Financial News From Around The Web
Why Rising 401(k)s Are No Cause to Celebrate – The Motley Fool
Beyond EBay: Coupon Clippers Grab Online Deals – Business Week
EU on edge again with France latest debt fear – EU Business
UK pension pots driven overseas by ‘government plundering’ – Pensions Age
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