Luc Lu on what the new exit-entry regulations mean for agents, for applicants, and for the firms that sell to both.
The hukou once symbolized success and prestige. Luc Lu explains why that’s starting to change for China’s elite.
Chinese IM market insider Luc Lu explains what’s happening in the Chinese market and how international firms should interpret the Wailian case.
Dormant during the pandemic, China’s investment migration market is reviving. Four domestic stressors are driving the rebound, writes Luc Lu.
Hundreds of millions of Chinese are under an iron- and ham-fisted lockdown. Their yearning for freedom is reviving the market for migration.
Getting money and people out of China has never been more fraught with risk than in 2020, writes Luc Lu.
Chinese millennials are now the world’s biggest group of investor migrants. And among them, the most active of all are the “sea turtles”.
In this second installment, Luc Lu illustrates why China’s millennials are hyper-vigilant about health and skeptical about Chinese education.
China’s millennials are nothing like their parents. Now in their 30s and 40s, they are the main cohort of investor migrants. What do they want?
While demand is stronger than ever, the big agencies are closing branches and laying off staff. In 2020, all the rules have changed.
Freehold is always preferable to leasehold, leverage is key to mitigating risk and overcoming capital restrictions, and exchange rates are crucial.
Foreign investment migration firms have principally three ways to enter the Chinese market, each with its own pros and cons. Choose wisely, writes Luc Lu.
China’s HNWIs have historically kept only one foot out the door; hoping to reap China’s economic benefits while insulating themselves from its drawbacks.
Faced with rising minimum investment requirements among RCBI programs across the globe, China’s Investment Migration market will respond in three ways.
Paying returns to old investors with funds from new ones: In finance, that’s called a Ponzi scheme. In Golden Visa real estate, it’s par for the course.
China’s investment migration market is changing rapidly. In this third installment, Luc Lu discusses what happens when market barriers are removed.
Luc Lu’s recent tour of China’s investment migration market highlight a rapidly changing industry that’s reconfiguring to deal with multiple crises.
The platform model is tranforming the Chinese migration market by reducing the distance between clients and overseas agents. It’s also planted a time-bomb.
Deregulation took away the big companies’ competitive edge. To regain margins, many are turning to deceptive practices, writes Luc Lu.
Over the past few years, China has increasingly promoted the concept of “mass entrepreneurship and innovation” and implemented policies to