Financial wellbeing and resilience for women
Marianne Curphey, Financial journalist and writer for Relocate Global in conversation with Caitlin Pyett, Senior global mobility professional.
9 March 2026
For Global Mobility professionals, the allure of an expat assignment often comes with lots of great opportunities. Career acceleration, enhanced pay international experience, and it can really give you a boost for your career. But beneath the surface, there is a lot of financial complexity to address. Caitlin Pyett describes her 14 year career in Singapore and Hong Kong, her experience as an international assignee, living and working overseas and travelling extensively around Asia plus opportunities and challenges for employers and employees. In this lively and insightful conversation you will discover Why for many employees it is no longer a financial benefit to work abroad Long tern assignments with comprehensive packages including housing allowances, school fees and club memberships are a thing of the past What it means to move on a permanent transfer and the growing localisation trend Why you need to sort out your finances before you go overseas from pensions to tax, national insurance contributions, investments and property The value of building up and emergency fund to help with the unexpected from changes in family circumstances to elder care responsibilities, the introduction of new taxes and legal liabilities, plus evacuation and the impact of geo-political instability or natural disasters Global corporate client survey ranks the financial impact of going overseas fourth in the challenges after language; cultural adaption; integration and loneliness Why beating financial stress with a financial wellbeing package makes sense into today’s unstable world Preparing to manage repatriation well
About the speakers
Marianne Curphey, Financial journalist and writer for Relocate Global Marianne Curphey is a writer for Relocate Global and a Content strategist, financial journalist & blogger for The Times, The Guardian and The Daily Telegraph on pensions, investment, finance and insurance. She is the author of two books on money management and author of the guide to Debt and Mental Health with Martin Lewis of Money Saving Expert. Caitlyn Pyett, Senior Global Mobility Professional Caitlin is a Global Mobility Professional with 29 years’ experience across operations, policy and strategy, both in-house and vendor roles. She has worked internationally for the last 14 years in London, Singapore and Hong Kong. A recognised thought leader in the industry, her articles and research are published widely and featured in Forbes, the FT and The Telegraph. Caitlin is now an independent Consultant for international HR and mobility issues, aiming to help companies find their ‘North Star” of mobility, providing strategic guidance and practical advice on all aspects of international work.See all Think Global Women resources
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