Businesswoman using iphone in London Shard

London leading the world in fintech firms

A global survey of the top ten fintech cities has revealed that London now hosts the world's largest number of fintech companies. Overall, the city comes third in the rankings behind first-placed San Francisco and New York.

Spanish city rated best for expats

Valencia has been adjudged the best city in the world to live in for expatriate workers after almost 12,000 expats around the globe expressed their opinions in the latest InterNations survey.

Banner Diverse multiethnic Partners hands together teamwork group of multi racial people meeting join hands togetherness

Asia-based RMCs achieve ‘game-changing’ certifications

Three Asia-headquartered companies are the first in the global relocation industry to prove they meet the ISO standards for human resource management diversity and inclusion processes and procedures.

Next government must focus on FTAs, says CBI

Global supply chains to British industry could be put at risk unless the UK succeeds in reaching more post-Brexit trade deals, the head of the nation's largest business organisation has warned.

Tanglin Trust School Singapore Graduation Parade July 2022

IB students around the world celebrate success

Today, international schools and students examinations receive their Diploma (DP) and Career-related programme (CP) results. The first cohort to have started their studies in the pandemic, they prove they are ready for the next steps in their lifelong-learning journey.

UK eyes pacific trade deal this year

International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan believes the UK's application to join the 11-nation CPTPP trade bloc (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) could be approved before the end of this year.

Creative people standing in the office and working together on computer. Blurred motion.

Fintech growth spurs 'exceptional' 182% increase in tech roles

A new report from recruitment firm Robert Walters offers a snapshot of tech talent mobility in eight major hubs. As Covid-19 restrictions lift, 'significant migration of talent' is likely.

Cheerful school friends with arms around each other, happiness, togetherness, friendship. Portrait of school children smiling in classroom

Competition for international school places in Singapore intensifies

The cost of debentures for Hong Kong’s international schools have fallen by a third. This as international schools in Singapore sees a rising number of enquiries and a shortfall of places.

NY and London stay atop financial rankings

Despite fears that London could lose its standing as a leading financial hub because of Brexit-related relocations to the EU, the City has retained its second place in the latest Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI).

'Universities are failing graduates and the economy - they need a total overhaul'

Higher education is supposed to provide society with a reliable workforce. Today, it is failing to fulfil that basic function, says entrepreneur and former Dragon James Caan CBE.

Climate change tops global investors’ agenda

Climate change is becoming of fast-growing importance to business decisions being made by many of the world's largest institutional investors, according to a new survey.

UK-Singapore clinch digital trade deal

A 'ground-breaking' digital trade deal between Britain and Singapore was signed by the UK's International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan on the final leg of a three-nation trip to Asia.

Diverse group of students climb stairs in modern university

China, India lead race to UK universities

Record numbers of students from both China and India have applied to enrol at UK universities this year, according to data from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS).

Canada tops new 'best for expats' study

Canada is assessed as the most desirable destination for expatriates in the latest 'World's Best Countries Index'.

Family smiling against Seaview and taking selfie

Expats making the most of pandemic relocations

Covid-19 might have taken a heavy toll on global mobility over the past 18 months, but most expatriates already abroad remain optimistic about the prospects for the coming year, according to a new survey.

Expat pay falls in many asian locations

Japan has overtaken the UK as the world's most expensive location in which to base expatriate workers, according to a new report.

Take a breath of fresh air with Tanglin's new forest school programme

Award-winning Tanglin Trust School is pleased to announce the launch of Tanglin’s Forest School Programme, an outdoor-based learning model, for nursery-age children.

Permits Foundation: Summer 2021 Update

Permits Foundation reflects on a six month period which has impacted the way we look at global mobility. Employers are tackling new issues and adapting as a result of the pandemic. Governments have been adjusting their immigration policies, also in anticipation of the needed workforce.

Boom in UK tech investment from Asia, Middle East

Investment this year in UK tech startups from Asia and the Middle East appears on course to reach a new high, according to a new report.

Prime property prices rising globally

Prime real estate markets in cities across the globe are on course to see price rises over the course of this year, according to international estate agents Astons.

UK boosted by digital Singapore and 'Gigafactory'

The past week has seen two announcements that have the potential to significantly enhance UK economic growth over the coming decade.

Pandemic 'no deterrent' to global mobility

A sizeable majority of professionals are now more willing to relocate either abroad or within their home countries than they were before the Covid-19 pandemic took hold, according to a new survey encompassing nine global markets.

Indo-Pacific identified as top UK priority

The UK will "tilt" its post-Brexit focus towards the Indo-Pacific under a major foreign policy restructure unveiled in a 114-page Integrated Review published by the government in London.

HR managers see rise in overseas assignments

Two-thirds of senior HR personnel responsible for their companies' global mobility policies expect the number of international assignments to grow over the coming five years, according to a new survey.

Singapore tops global city rankings again

For the fourth year in a row, Singapore has held on to the top spot in fDi Intelligence’s 'Global Cities of the Future' rankings.

'Focus on Asia, not Europe' urges bank boss

The UK's financial services sector should define its own post-Brexit agenda and start to concentrate on markets in the US and Asia, the boss of Barclays said on Friday.

UK launches bid to join Asia-Pacific trade pact

Business chiefs have applauded the UK government's decision to apply to join the 11-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), one of the world’s largest free-trade zones.

Pandemic spurs asian surge in tech development

The Covid-19 pandemic has led to a dramatic acceleration of Asian companies' deployment of data and digital innovation, according to a report from global management consultancy McKinsey & Company.

Johnston aiming to boost Indo-Pacific ties

Boosting post-Brexit trade will be high on the agenda when Prime Minister Boris Johnson travels to India next month in what Downing Street describes as his first, major bilateral visit since taking office a year ago.

'Look to the East' tech firms are urged

UK tech companies are being urged to look to the Far East for business opportunities at a time when much of the world is in lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic.