GlobalBizz

When Tracy Abriola and her husband bought their first home in Pennsylvania in the US, they didn’t spend a lot of time researching the costs of the area — they just wanted an older home they could renovate in an area with good schools.But, it turned out they'd signed up for hefty property taxes and schools that weren’t as good as they thought.read more

It’s been almost 15 years since the Bank of England last changed the design of British bank notes. Now, the central bank has followed the lead of Australia, Canada and Singapore, among others, and turned to technology to modernise British money using polymer fibre. read more

It used to be that the US took the spotlight when it came to the burden of student loans. But in recent years, other countries have made changes to their university loan systems — or methods of repayment — and now people all over the world face the post-uni debt dilemma. read more

A client of property broker James Forbes recently closed on a £1m ($1.33m) property in London. But this was no fabulous flat or family home. The property, situated in the affluent Chelsea neighbourhood, was an enclosed garage that backed onto the client’s £25 million home. That’s right, a parking spot. read more