Subject: Re:locate Extra - Issue 108, February 2015

Re:locate Extra Issue 108 February 2015
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Welcome to Re:locate Extra.

Here is just a small sample of the news and articles that you’ll find on our website. Click here to explore further.

You’ll find more on these themes in the Winter issue of Re:locate Magazine and the forthcoming Spring edition due out later in March. If you don’t subscribe to a printed copy, there’s no need to miss out. Register here for your free digital version and regional digital magazines for Asia Pacific, Latin America and Europe.

The deadline for entries to the annual Re:locate Awards is fast approaching (13 March) – so don’t miss this fabulous opportunity to showcase your company’s achievements or raise your profile by sponsoring an award.

For expert tips on how to write a winning submission, view the video and download tips for each category.

Claire Tennant-Scull
Online Editor

Global serviced apartments report out now

Serviced Accommodation

The fifth edition of the Global Serviced Apartments Industry Report is published today.
 
SACO and Oaktree merge and launch new concept for millennials

SACO Oaktree

Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. (“Oaktree”) and The Serviced Apartment Company (“SACO”) have announced the merger...

UK regional cities show surge in house price growth as affordability becomes key

UK Regions

For those relocating to, or within the UK, London property is clearly becoming unaffordable for all but the very wealthy...

Cartus continues its global expansion with new service centre in Brazil

Cartus

As part of its strategic expansion to better serve its global relocation clients and their transferring employees...

UK expats ‘healthier, better paid, but work longer hours’

UK Expats

One in 10 highly-skilled Britons now lives and works abroad, according to a study published on Thursday by University College London (UCL)...

Russia sees an exodus of western expats

Russia

Government figures have confirmed an exodus of expatriates from Russia over the past year because of the...

Women cracking the glass ceiling in UK boardrooms

Women in Business

The UK is making “enormous progress” towards achieving the goal of having 25 per cent female representation...

Business travellers turning to emerging economies

Business Travellers

The growing importance of emerging economies and technology hubs to UK-based business travellers was...
 
   
Mercer

Mercer’s 2015 Expatriate Management Conference
Madrid 23 – 24 April 2015

Developing Smarter Global Mobility Strategies

Struggling to set the right policies and allowances to attract and retain expatriates? Concerned that these policies aren’t really competitive, too costly and aren’t motivating employees to be mobile?

These questions are top of the agenda for many as global mobility evolves and you find yourself looking for smarter ways to manage your expatriates. Global mobility programme management constitutes more than ever a skillful balancing act and this is where Mercer’s 2015 Expatriate Management Conference can help.


A Swiss education

Swiss Education

Switzerland is home to a top-class state education system and some of the best international and private schools in the world...

Teachers from China show UK pupils the ‘Shanghai approach’

China

Primary school pupils across the England are set to welcome a second group of maths teachers from Shanghai...

Peggy Smith, of Worldwide ERC in conversation

Peggy Smith

Peggy Smith, president and CEO of Worldwide ERC, speaks to Fiona Murchie, managing editor of Re:locate Global, about leadership...

Global mobility experts in conversation

Relocation experts in conversation

Operating in a niche market within a growing area , as everyone involved in relocation and global mobility does, it’s key...

Tell us what you think

Onthemarket.com

We want to hear your views on the new UK property portal OnTheMarket.com. If you are a DSP, relocation management company or a corporate HR tell us how you think this new portal will impact the relocation market. Share your views via social media so go to our Facebook page to comment. The most insightful comment will receive a case of wine. Let us know your thoughts by Friday 6 March.

We’ll include a selection of comments in the spring issue of Re:locate magazine and on the property section of relocatemagazine.com.

Events

Mercer

Mercer 2015 Expatriate Management Conference

23-24 April 2015, Madrid

Developing Smarter Global Mobility Strategies.

Worldwide ERC Global Workforce Summit: Talent Mobility in APAC

Shanghai, 26 and 27 March 2015

Find the best and next practices at Worldwide ERC’s 2015 Global Workforce Summit: Talent Mobility in APAC.


Re:locate dates for your diary

Re:locate Awards Webinar 5
Friday 6 March 2015

Re:locate Awards closing date for entries
Friday 13 March 2015

Re:locate Awards Gala Dinner
Thursday 14 May 2015 Institute of Directors, Pall Mall, London