Industry Trends Archives - Investment Migration Insider

OECS: Caribbean CIPs to Get Uniform Legislation and Application Forms

June 22, 2019June 22, 2019 Editor caribbean, Caribbean CIP unification, cbi, cip, cipa, citizenship by investment, harmonization, nestor alfred, OECS, policy, skerrit

Skerrit said OECS member states have agreed to implement policies that will further unify the region’s citizenship by investment programs.

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L’ecuyer: The Industry Is at an Inflexion Point and Inaction Will Cost Us

June 6, 2019June 6, 2019 Editor advocacy, bruno l'ecuyer, european commission, european parliament, IMC, investment migration council, investment migration forum

Addressing industry stakeholders yesterday, Bruno L’ecuyer stressed the need for coordinated action vis-a-vis European institutions, highlighted the IMC’s new education program, and urged politicians to avoid uninformed decision-making.

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Improving Applicant Approval Rates With a Standardized DD Framework

June 3, 2019June 3, 2019 Editor cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, ciu, civiquo, due diligence, golden visa, residence by investment, risk, vetting, yakof agius

“Something as important as due diligence within our industry, should not be kept under wraps,” Agius tells IMI.

50 Open Job Positions in the Investment Migration Industry: All Experience Levels, All Over the Globe

May 13, 2019May 13, 2019 Editor citizenship by investment, investment migration, jobs, residence by investment

Ready for a new opportunity? IMI’s Jobs section currently has 50 active listings from companies in the investment migration industry, ranging from entry level to senior management.

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Investment Migration Stakeholders Surveyed Ahead of European Commission Meeting on RCBI

May 8, 2019May 8, 2019 Editor civiquo, EU, european commission, report, stakeholder meeting, survey

Civiquo are calling on industry stakeholders to share their views ahead of next week’s European Commission stakeholder meeting on investment migration.

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Approved CIP Agents Nears 1,000 Globally, But One Program Just Disqualified 38% of Its Licensees

May 1, 2019May 1, 2019 Editor accredited agents, agents, approved agents, cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, data, licensed agents, statistics

The number of companies and individuals licensed to submit citizenship by investment applications – among the ten CIPs that require

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Harvey Law Takes Golden Visas Off Shelf, Turns Focus to Startup/Entrepreneur Programs

April 24, 2019April 24, 2019 Editor entrepreneur, golden visa, harvey law, jean francois harvey, residence by investment, startup, startup visa

Harvey Law Group’s global managing partner, Jean-François Harvey, tells IMI his firm is phasing out of the golden visa market, opting instead to focus on startup and entrepreneur visas, a category of immigration that, he points out, adds more value to the destination economy – and his firm.

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Paul Girodo: Golden Visas May Be On Their Way Out – Here’s What Will Replace Them

April 22, 2019April 22, 2019 Editor europe, european commission, golden visa, industry trends, opinion, paul girodo, portugal, residence by investment, startup visa

By this time next year, EU golden visa programs will have changed so much that they will have effectively ended. But exciting new programs are coming online to replace them, writes Paul Girodo.

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71,300 UHNWIs Already Have Second Citizenship; Another 57,400 considering it

March 7, 2019March 7, 2019 Editor cbi, citizenship by investment, dual citizenship, knight frank, uhnwi

Not only is the share of super-wealthy interested in second citizenships growing; their absolute number is growing at an equally prodigious clip.

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“Just the Beginning of a Huge, Worldwide Trend,” Says Kälin About Investment Migration

March 3, 2019March 3, 2019 Editor chris kalin, citizenship by investment, debt, edward scicluna, gaston browne, golden visa, investment migration, parag khanna, residence by investment, sovereign equity

Panelists in Davos shared their vision of investment migration’s role in reducing global debt levels and bridging the gap between the places that have talent and the places that need it.

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Investment Migration Market Would Reach US$100bn in Revenue by 2025 if 23% CAGR Trend Persists

February 19, 2019February 19, 2019 Editor citizenship by investment, data, golden visa, industry trends, investment migration, residence by investment, statistics

Between 2011 and 2017, revenue from investment migration programs more than tripled. The investment migration industry is now – conservatively estimated – a US$21.4 billion market that’s growing by 23% a year.

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“Fewer, Bigger Firms”: Regulation Will Drive Industry Consolidation, Says H&P CEO

February 15, 2019February 15, 2019 Editor citizenship by investment, consolidation, davos, european commission, henley and partners, industry trends, influencers, juerg steffen, politics, regulation, residence by investment

Speaking to IMI in Davos last month, newly appointed CEO of Henley & Partners, Jürg Steffen, said he was optimistic about the industry’s future growth but that increased regulation would bring about an environment in which smaller firms will struggle to survive.