Australian Expatriate Group is the trusted fee-based financial advice provider for Australian expatriates living in Singapore and throughout Asia-Pacific. Licensed by Global Financial Consultants in Singapore, our team is Australian-trained, experienced and qualified, allowing us to provide specialist advice to Australians living abroad.
Address: #02-01, 19 China St, 049561, Singapore
Phone: +65 8282 5702
Email: info@australianexpatriategroup.com
“…but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Benjamin Franklin It’s known as Division 293 of the Australian Tax Code, and from 1 July, 2017, it will impact anyone in Australia earning an income that is greater than A$250,000 per year. This tax ruling was implemented [...]
“The only thing that is constant is change" Heraclitus In positive news for Australian residents and expats, the Australian Government has scrapped plans for a lifetime non-concessional super contribution cap of $500,000, and instead has implemented a reduction in the annual non-concessional contribution cap to $100,000 per year from 1st July 2017. To [...]
The Australian Government has taken a positive step for superannuation in their release of the ‘Superannuation 2.0 Reforms’ last week. This is a beneficial outcome for us as financial planners and our Australian expat clients alike, providing some degree of clarity and certainty for us all. One of the greatest results of the revised superannuation [...]
Are you approaching retirement and want to find out when you can access your super..? Are you an Australian expat wondering when you’ll start to reap the benefits of the superannuation you’ve accumulated while you were working in Australia..? Whatever the case may be, we uncover the key facts about accessing your superannuation below. [...]
It may come as a surprise but the great land down under ranked sixth out of 43 nations when it comes to the Global Retirement Security Index. The index considers a wide range of factors including interest rates, inflation, government indebtedness, governance and tax pressure. With it’s beautiful beaches, stunning wine regions, vast open space [...]
Superannuation is one of the most tax-efficient retirement savings vehicles that we have access to if we plan to retire in Australia. Despite changing contribution and pension caps, along with pension allowances, your superannuation should not be ignored. This is particularly important point for Australian expats living abroad. Your superannuation and account-based pensions can [...]
As we enter the new financial year in Australia, it’s important to review your personal situation and ensure that your onshore finances are in order. This includes your superannuation, estate planning and insurances. We’ve put together our End of Financial Year Checklist for Australian expats below covering each of the key areas. Superannuation Death [...]
At least 6 MILLION Australians have more than one superannuation fund. Recently I met an Australian client and like many of my new clients, he had multiple superannuation funds in Australia. We sat down together and I asked him to send me his latest superannuation statements from all FIVE of his super funds. From these [...]
We are often asked by our clients about who will get their superannuation proceeds if and when they die. While it can be a morbid subject, death is a certainty for us all so it’s important that you put in place the necessary steps to ensure that the right people receive your super when you [...]
Superannuation is the tax-efficient retirement vehicle for Australians. With an approximately size of A$2 trillion, it is one of the larger and more effective retirement savings vehicles across the globe. As Australian expats, one of the greatest mistakes that you can make is to simply ignore your super back home. Here are our team’s top [...]
Laura Bruggink
Frank Keough, Senior HSES Director, McDermott
Paul McKay, VP Global Technology, JP Morgan Chase
Michael Uhlmann, Client Operations Manager, Alexander Mann Solutions
