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Corporate Relocation Trends – Doing More With Less
According to one of the nation’s leading movers, Atlas Van Lines, the past year was one of continued recovery in corporate relocation after the turnaround gained traction in 2011. In response to the 46th Annual Corporate Relocation Survey, about one-third (36 percent) of firms saw relocation volumes increase and almost one-third (30 percent) saw budgets increase as well.... »
Don Smith joins Weichert Relocation Resources as Senior Vice President, Business Development
Weichert Relocation Resources Inc., a global leader in workforce mobility management, announced that Don Smith has joined the company as Senior Vice President, Business Development for North America. In this role, Smith will manage the company’s sales force in the United States and Canada while overseeing and building the North American pipeline. An accomplished... »
Mike Cahill joins Weichert Relocation Resources as Vice President, Business Development
Weichert Relocation Resources Inc., a global leader in workforce mobility management, announced that Mike Cahill has joined the company as Vice President, Business Development. In this role, Cahill will grow new business opportunities throughout the eastern United States region. Cahill has 27 years of experience in all aspects of corporate workforce mobility, and he... »
Largest survey of international mobility programmes finds growth in international assignment activity fuelled by “emerging markets”
The 2013 Global Mobility Survey, the largest annual analysis of international mobility programmes, reports that more businesses are decentralising global mobility operations and adopting more regional approaches to how they manage their mobility programmes. The study surveyed 1,273 companies across a range of industries in 70 countries and found more growth in mobility programmes... »
Santa Fe opens a new office in Mongolia
The Santa Fe Group is pleased to announce the opening of its new office in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The new office offers moving and a full range of relocation services. To ensure the success of our new operation we are delighted to introduce Mr Thomas Morocz as the General Manager. Thomas started in the international... »
The Seven Deadly Sins of Global Mobility
IPM and the Forum for Expatriate Management have identified the seven deadly sins of global mobility. 1 IMMIGRATION Do you have the correct immigration papers for your globally mobile employees? Do you know who is where? This area is being increasingly enforced with potential for large penalties. 2 SOCIAL SECURITY Do you know if... »
SIRVA: The Three C’s of Mobile Technology: Mobile Technology has Changed Connectivity, Communication, and Control
In today’s mobile society, the boundary between the office walls and the outside world is blurring, and what we can accomplish using smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices is endless. Mobile devices have evolved from simple gadgets into assignees’ pixilated personal assistants. Gone are the days where mobile functionality was limited to calendars, address... »
Launch of the Wealth Builder Pension and Savings Plan in the UAE
Launch of the Wealth Builder Pension and Savings Plan in the UAE The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (‘NBAD’) and RBC Corporate Employee and Executive Services (‘RBC cees’) are pleased to announce the launch of the Wealth Builder Plan. This is the first pension and savings arrangement for expatriates to be operated by a... »
International AutoSource partners with Corporate Fleet Services in Canada to Provide Car Financing and Leasing Program to Expats
For decades International AutoSource has been providing expat car financing and leasing to foreign expats in the United States. Through their new partnership with Corporate Fleet Services, International AutoSource is now able to assist foreign expats in Canada with the financing or leasing of a vehicle without a Canadian credit history. For years Corporate Fleet Services... »
Weichert Relocation Resources expands Global Leadership with Vice President, Latin America
Weichert Relocation Resources Inc., a global leader in workforce mobility management, announced that Gustavo Higuera has joined the company as Regional Vice President, Latin America. Working from the company’s new Center of Excellence in Miami’s Blue Lagoon business district, Higuera will manage Weichert’s operations in Latin America, spearheading strategic expansion and helping clients optimize... »