Diaspora data & planning gaps

Diaspora data & planning gaps

Where 304 million people living abroad are concentrated, which communities face the largest unplanned exposure, and what the data reveals about the advisory gap.

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Diaspora data: 304 million people and where the planning gap is largest

The world's largest diaspora communities are not the ones receiving the most cross-border estate planning advice. Here is what the UN 2024 data shows about who is most exposed — and most underserved.

The Indian diaspora: 35 million people, four legal systems on death

Indian nationals abroad carry Indian personal law for Indian assets, host-country IHT on worldwide assets, and FEMA repatriation constraints. Understanding the interaction of these is essential for NRI families.

The advisory gap: what the data reveals about unadvised cross-border estates

The largest cross-border estate planning gaps are not in the corridors with the highest tax rates. They are where nil-tax origin, nil-tax destination, and complex heir-side triggers combine to create a systematic false sense of security.