Volek said that for the first time, Americans are Henley & Partners’ largest client base by some distance, accounting for 20% of its business.
Greek Golden Visa has “impacted the local population, with apartments often being sold at inflated prices solely to meet visa requirements.”
“It doesn’t matter which party wins in November, that feeling [of unease] will be there. But if Trump wins, it will be a little bit higher.”
David Lesperance: “Every financial adviser right now is saying that you have to use it or lose it. Don’t wait until you die.”
While the number of centi-millionaires globally has expanded by 50% over the last decade, the same group has grown by only 26% in Europe.
Kerstin Buechner: “There’s less on the market than there ever was, and the demand is light years ahead of what we used to have.”
Kälin’s plan includes “autonomous cities within sovereign states, not primarily controlled by politics, but regulated by private companies.”
Murat Coskun points out that, increasingly, clients come from countries where people historically have never felt the need for a plan B.
Kristin Surak: “It is nothing more than an electoral measure and has such a small impact that it is of no interest beyond the votes.”
David Lesperance: “Wealth does not stay still anymore. It doesn’t have to. The golden geese have wings, and they will fly.”
David Lesperance: “Rachel Reeves is going to open up the non-dom cookie jar and realise there were fewer cookies than she thought.”
Anthony Liew on new MM2H regulations: “Only 30% to 40% of the current MM2H holders would buy property in Malaysia.”
Dominic Volek: “This mass movement is a clear indicator of the shifting dynamics in global wealth and power.”
David Lesperance: “I have had previously hesitating clients go into panic mode, [Sunak} pulled the pin on the election grenade.”
Jeremy Savory: “The price hike is a good thing.” It “will double the revenue with less volume resulting in a more efficient system.”
Armand Arton: “Stop using our industry as political football […] the hurt is not only done to the program but to the image of the country.”
Jean-François Harvey: RCBI to become a “$100 billion industry by 2025 and at least one new Caribbean CIP is expected to open.”
Mathieu Duez: “All property transactions [in Mauritius] are CRS-checked. […] There’s no funny money here.”
David Lincoln: “Golden visas are getting more expensive and complex, but they’re not disappearing […] there are still plenty of options.”
Eric Major on what will happen If Trump wins the election in November: “Simple, I’ll have the business year of my career.”