The Global Advice Gap: Why Expat Clients are Harder to Serve than they Appear

Brett Evans

Brett Evans is the Managing Director for the Europe, Middle East and African region (EMEA) and a Financial Planner with Atlas Wealth Management. With over 20 years of experience in the finance and investments industry, Brett has worked for blue chip companies which include the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX), HSBC, Suncorp and Citi Smith Barney. Brett holds a Bachelor of Commerce, a Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning, a Professional Diploma in Stockbroking and has completed coursework at the New York Institute of Finance. He was voted as one of the 50 most influential advisers in Australia for 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2020 as part of the Financial Standard’s Power 50 list.

The global advice gap: why expat clients are harder to serve than they appear

The Global Advice Gap: Why Expat Clients are Harder to Serve than they Appear

The Global Advice Gap: Why Expat Clients are Harder to Serve than they Appear By Brett Evans, Atlas Wealth Managing Director – EMEA Expert Feed published 23/06/2026 by FS Advice Australia is becoming a more global country. More professionals, executives, business owners and retirees are building lives that do not sit neatly inside one jurisdiction. […]

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WHY COMING HOME CAN BE MORE FINANCIALLY COMPLICATED THAN LEAVING

Why Coming Home Can Be More Financially Complicated Than Leaving

Why Coming Home Can Be More Financially Complicated Than Leaving From tax residency and superannuation to offshore investments and property, the financial implications of coming home can be more complex than leaving. By Brett Evans, Financial Planner Opinion Article published 14/06/2026 by Kanebridge News Every year, thousands of Australians make the decision to pack up

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Why many Australians will reconsider life overseas after the Budget

Why many Australians will reconsider life overseas after the Budget: ‘A passport is not a strategy’

Why many Australians will reconsider life overseas after the Budget: ‘A passport is not a strategy’ By Brett Evans, Financial Planner Article published 18/05/2026 by Yahoo!Finance There is a phrase we started using around 12 months ago at my company Atlas Wealth Group: ‘the Economic Refugee.’ Not ‘refugee’ in the legal or humanitarian sense, but

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Driver’s Licence Saudi Arabia

How Australian Expats in Saudi Arabia Can Transfer Their Driver’s Licence

How Australian Expats in Saudi Arabia Can Transfer Their Driver’s Licence One of the first practical hurdles Australian expats face when moving to Saudi Arabia is getting behind the wheel legally. The good news is that if you already hold a valid Australian driver’s licence, Saudi Arabia allows a direct licence transfer with no driving

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Selling Your Australian Property as an Expat

Selling Your Australian Property as an Expat? Here’s How to Reclaim the 15% Withholding Tax

Selling Your Australian Property as an Expat? Here’s How to Reclaim the 15% Withholding Tax If you’re an Australian expat who recently sold your home or investment property back home, there’s a high chance the buyer withheld 15% of the sale price and sent it to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). This is part of

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Renewing Australian driver’s licence as an expat

Renewing Your Australian Driver’s Licence as an Expat: What You Can (and Can’t) Do

Renewing Your Australian Driver’s Licence as an Expat: What You Can (and Can’t) Do For many Australians living overseas, a driver’s licence feels like a small administrative detail until it suddenly becomes a big one. If you need guidance on renewing Australian driver’s licence as an expat, it’s important to know what steps to take.

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Australian expat UAE law

What Australian Expats Need To Know About Recent UAE Law Update

What Australian Expats in the UAE Need to Know About the New Civil Transactions Law and Heirless Financial Assets For most Australian expats living in the UAE, estate planning sits firmly in the “I will get to it later” category. Life is busy, jurisdictions are complex, and there is often an assumption that Australian wills

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High-risk structured notes for Australian expats.

The Hidden Hazards of Structured Notes for Australian Expats

The Hidden Hazards of Structured Notes for Australian Expats If you’re an Australian living in the UK, Europe, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, or elsewhere in the Middle East, you’ve likely encountered promoters offering “exclusive” investment opportunities promising guaranteed growth, enhanced income, or capital protection. Many of these pitches come in the form of structured notes targeted

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