Investment Migration Forum Latest in Slew of Corona-Related Event Postponements
For March, only events in Russia/CIS and Vietnam appear to be going ahead as scheduled, while a dozen or so conferences around the world are postponed.
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Moneyval Reports on Cyprus CIP’s AML/CFT Vulnerabilities
A comprehensive report from the EU’s anti-money laundering watchdog gives cause for both optimism and concern. The IMC largely echoes the sentiment.
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What the EU Needs to Learn From Canada’s Targeted Investment Migration Model
The money-for-rights model of investment migration – while economically successful – is a hard sell, politically. Canada’s model offers a compromise.
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IMC Introduces Anti-Bribery and Corruption Policy
“This is another step in further professionalizing our industry and harmonizing standards globally,” says Bruno L’ecuyer in an email to IMI.
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EESC Echoes Eur. Parliament’s “Phase-Out” Call – “Intellectually Disingenuous,” Says IMC
The IMC expresses chagrin at being excluded from consultations on a report it says was “hijacked by ill-informed, unaccountable third party organizations.”
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IMC’s Investment Migration Certification Program Gaining Momentum
The IMC hopes the promulgation of best practices through its course will serve to reduce cases of malpractice and scandals in the future.
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IMC Suspends Individual Memberships of Chetcuti Executives, ORiip to Review All Files
The Investment Migration Council has suspended the individual memberships of Dr. Jean-Philippe Chetcuti and Keith Camilleri. “On 26 September 2019,
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David Chen Says IMC’s Work is “Extremely Important” and Hopes More Chinese Firms Join
David Chen, Founder of Visas Consulting, explains why he thinks more Chinese firms should join the IMC to protect Europe’s investment migration market.
Read moreL’ecuyer: “Shocked and Alarmed” at MEPs’ Misconceptions of IM Industry
The IMC’s chief executive says “there is a very big misunderstanding of what this industry is all about” but thinks the reshuffling of the European Parliament is a unique chance to set the record straight.
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L’ecuyer: The Industry Is at an Inflexion Point and Inaction Will Cost Us
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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IMC-Chief on Brussels Meeting: “Commission Deserves Credit for Inclusive Approach”
Attendees expressed optimism following the European Commission’s stakeholder meeting on investment migration in Brussels today
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Euro-Parliament Votes to Endorse “Phasing Out” of RCBI in Europe: “Not the Right Answer,” Says IMC
The European Parliament today voted to adopt the TAX3 Committee’s February report calling for a “phasing out” of RCBI in Europe. The IMC has reacted with disappointment, calling instead on MEPs to support its work in raising industry standards.
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Portuguese MEP Ana Gomes – Europe’s Most Vocal RCBI-Critic – to Attend Investment Migration Forum
The IMC confirms that Portuguese Socialist MEP, Ana Gomes – the European Parliament’s most fervent opponent of investment migration – will attend their annual conference in Geneva this June.
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IMC Cautions MEPs Ahead of Vote: Phasing Out IM Programs Detrimental for Member State Economies
The European Parliament is about to vote on a report that urges the “phasing out” of investment migration programs. Such a decision would have severe adverse effects on Europe’s peripheral economies, says the IMC, which urges MEPs not to support the calls for the industry’s discontinuation.
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Engaging Brussels: IMC Partakes in Euro-Parliament Debate, Meets With MEPs and Eur. Commission
Brussels is answering the IMC’s calls. The association says it has held a series of meetings with European officials, and taken part in a European Parliament debate.
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IMC to Launch Education and Certification Program “Imminently”
The Investment Migration Council (IMC) has announced, in a letter its members, that it will be its IMC Education &
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IMC on EC Report: European Institutions Must Include IM Industry in Policy-Making Process
Responding to the European Commission’s report on residence and citizenship programs in Europe, the Investment Migration Council says it’s time
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Industry Reacts Positively to UK Tier 1 Moratorium, Reforms “Ready by Spring”
Following yesterday’s suspension of the UK Tier 1 Investor Visa – though not the Entrepreneur category – industry participants with
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“Need to Deal in Facts, Not Fear” Says IMC-Chief About MEPs’ Calls to “Phase Out” RCBI-Programs
In a draft report published last week, the European Parliament’s Financial Crimes, Tax Evasion, and Tax Avoidance Committee called for the
Read moreIMC-Boss L’ecuyer on EU/OECD: “We’re Engaging the Powers That Be to Set the Record Straight”
During an interview with IMI at the Investment Immigration Summit in Hong Kong a few weeks ago, Bruno L’ecuyer, CEO
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