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Working for Sterling Assets
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Careers with Sterling Assets. Sterling Assets is the specialist wealth management consultancy, serving expatriates in Asia. We have identified a chronic shortage of and clear need for professionally qualified financial planners in the expatriate community. To meet this growing need we are looking to build and expand our team of financial planners. We have consistently found that those with a traditional professional background, such as lawyers and accountants, are particularly well suited to the financia...
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Wise money tips - Sterling Assets
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Here are some tips on day-to-day personal financial planning, to make your life as an expat easier for you and help you to avoid some common pitfalls. Wise money tips for expats. Having an offshore bank account is a basic financial planning tool for expats. This provides unrestricted access to your cash wherever you may be. If you don’t have an offshore bank account, don’t make the mistake of closing bank accounts in your home country until you have opened an offshore bank account. Think hard before you ...
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About Sterling Assets
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Sterling Assets is the specialist financial planning consultancy, serving expatriates in the Far East. Our specialist financial planning areas include:. Planning for working expats including QROPS transfers. Financial planning for retired expats including QROPS transfers. Estate and succession planning. We host regular seminars for expatriates. If you would like to learn more about the financial planning benefits that are available to expats, please contact us.
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FAQs - Sterling Assets
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Here are some questions we get frequently asked, they may help answer some of your queries. If not, please don’t hesitate to contact us. We’re always happy to advise you on basic financial planning with no obligation. What does offshore mean? For expatriates, offshore refers means locating your assets other than where you are living and outside your country of nationality. These locations are tax-free international financial centres. What is a financial adviser? The Isle of Man and Guernsey have arrangem...
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Community services we support
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We strive to be of service not only to our expat clients but also to the host communities of our expat clients. We are committed to financially supporting good causes in all locations where we are represented.
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QROPS - Sterling Assets
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From April 6, 2006, new pensions regulations in the UK have allowed expats to transfer their UK private pension rights overseas. This option is available regardless of nationality provided you have settled permanently outside the UK. In some cases those still living in the UK can also transfer their pensions overseas if they are planning to settle outside the UK. QROPS, or qualifying recognised overseas pension schemes, are the only option for transferring UK pension benefits outside the UK. Although QRO...
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Introduction to offshore investing - Sterling Assets
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Protecting yourself and your dependants against illness and death is one of the most commonly overlooked aspects of financial planning by expats. While retiring with inadequate savings will probably cause some discomfort, failure to insure against the unexpected can be catastrophic. Retirement savings take a long time to build up but most protection benefits are payable as soon as you make your first installment! In some cases additional tax planning and estate planning is necessary in order to meet all ...
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Introduction to offshore banking - Sterling Assets
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Offshore banking is probably the single most commonly used expat financial planning tool. The core banking needs of expats can be summarised into surprisingly few categories. As well as being able to check your balances and historic transactions online, pick an offshore bank that offers the facility of transfering money to any account in the world! Position, position, position. EU Savings Tax Directive. How much is enough. Many expats keep relatively small balances of cash in their bank accounts. Som...
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Estate planning for expats - Sterling Assets
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Estate planning for expats. If you are an expat who wants to safeguard your assets and make sure that your loved ones benefit fully from the legacy you leave behind, professional estate planning can give you this peace of mind. Offshore investment plans that we recommend to our expat clients are not subject to the succession or forced heirship laws of your home country and enjoy complete confidentiality. This means that as an expat, your choice of beneficiaries cannot be contested. Property cannot be rel...