A leading provider of expat financial services and wealth management services across Asia.
Members of the LGBTQ+ community are no strangers to overcoming hurdles. Whether it’s fighting discrimination in the workplace or demanding equal rights for same-sex couples, there is still a long way to go in many parts of the world to gain true equality for those who identify as LGBTQ+. And there is no shortage of…
Did you know that 69% of employees would move jobs if they were offered better benefits? When your business is competing for quality employees, the corporate benefits you offer help you stand out from the crowd to help you attract and retain the best talent. Employee turnover is expensive. Very expensive. Research reveals that entry-level…
Why many UK pension holders may end up paying more tax than necessary and how to find out if you are one of them. What is the Lifetime Allowance? The Lifetime Allowance (LTA) is a limit on the amount of pension benefit that can be drawn from UK pension schemes without triggering an extra…
Are you sticking with your old pension provider out of a false sense of loyalty or because you are not sure what better options there are around? In this article, I explain why you might want to consider UK pension transfers to a SIPP. The results of a recent UK survey by PensionBee regarding pension saving revealed…
1st June is the United Nations Global Day of Parents, highlighting the critical role parents play in raising children. The day is dedicated to appreciating parents everywhere for their ‘selfless commitment to children and their lifelong sacrifice towards nurturing this relationship.’. We look at what that commitment looks like in financial terms. Life transitions always…
If you are one of the dwindling few to have a gold-plated defined benefit (DB) final salary pension you are fortunate indeed. The standard advice is that if you’ve got a DB pension, keep it. But is that always the best choice? The dangers of transferring money out of a defined benefit pension A guaranteed…
Could you join the world’s 47 million millionaires? It is surprisingly doable if you adopt certain financial habits. 20th May is Be a Millionaire Day which celebrates the idea of being a millionaire. Of course being a millionaire doesn’t quite have the cachet it once did – Wikipedia estimates that there are nearly 47 million…
Infinity and SMATS Group hosted an exclusive webinar to share the financial issues faced by Australian expats living abroad. Several topics and questions were answered including investing in property, paying down mortgages and discussing top tax tips! We are pleased to enclose some content we think may be of interest.
The importance of finding a good financial adviser A good financial adviser will be a superb investment. They will work with you to produce a robust financial plan to carry you through your working life and beyond into retirement in financial security. A bad adviser could jeopardise your future by taking unnecessary risks with your…
Protecting your family financially on The International Day of Families A United Nations initiative, the International Day of Families was established in 1993 with the aim of providing ‘an opportunity to promote awareness of issues relating to families and to increase the knowledge of the social, economic and demographic processes affecting families.’ One very important…