10 on The Weekend – Inês Azevedo: “Never Seen So Many Americans Desperate For a Plan B”
Inês Azevedo says that, because of shifting COVID-rules, “I sometimes feel that my clients are like Tom Hanks in the movie The Terminal.”
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10 on the Weekend – Laszlo Kiss: Your Biggest Business Concern? “Corruption.”
Laszlo Kiss helped his first CBI client get a passport in ’97 under Grenada’s old program. 23 years later, he aims to open a program himself.
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10 on the Weekend – Mohammed Asaria: “Many Doubted We Would Put a Single Brick in the Ground”
Mohammed Asaria: “We’re on our way to complete our hattrick while all of our peers are challenged to even complete one quality development.”
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10 On The Weekend – James Swenson: Compliance Becoming a “Box-Ticking” Exercise
“Without transparency […], external observers will continue to assume no serious due diligence is undertaken,” writes James Swenson.
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10 on the Weekend – Alex Hopkin: “Inexperienced Actors” Compromising Service Quality
A casual conversation with a fellow orchestra member turned Alex Hopkin from violinist to decade-long veteran of RCBI government advisory.
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10 on The Weekend – Jonathan Cardona: “New Regulations, New Image”
Jonathan Cardona: New regulations required a “balancing act” between staying competitive and considering “the concerns of institutions”.
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10 on The Weekend – Pearce Cheng: COVID Generating “Overwhelming” Interest in Singapore Immigration
Cheng says inquiries about Singapore immigration have kept climbing quickly since January and that he hopes to take AIMS public soon.
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10 on the Weekend – James Hartshorn: “The Big Agents Had a Lot to Lose; Pop-Up Agents Don’t”
James Hartshorn finds the chaos currently enveloping the Chinese RCBI-market disconcerting, but bullish on India after H-1B’s suspension.
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10 On The Weekend – Anatoliy Lyetayev: Our Agents Get Paid No Matter What
“The only thing I would have changed if I could go back 10 years would have been to enter the market much earlier,” says Anatoliy Lyetayev.
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10 on the Weekend – Hangama Wanner: “My Country of Origin Started to Implode”
Hangama’s personal journey from asylum seeker to investment banker taught her lessons she now applies to help good people from countries with a stigma.
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10 on the Weekend – Alexander Risvas: Greek Golden Visa is a “National Effort”
Alexander Risvas, perhaps thanks to his penchant for the works of self-help gurus like Tony Robbins and Napoleon Hill, is optimistic in spite of COVID.
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10 on the Weekend – Nestor Alfred: CIP Harmonization Still a Priority
Saint Lucia’s CIU-boss Nestor Alfred looks forward to a time when he can finally see the glass half-full – of Merlot.
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10 on the Weekend – Hakan Cortelek: “Build a Team and the Rest Takes Care of Itself”
Hakan Cortelek, who has 15 years behind his belt in the industry, says today’s booming market and the plethora of programs is owed to a handful of pioneers.
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10 On The Weekend – James E. Harris: “Demand for Vanuatu CIP Can Explode if New Govt. Takes Action”
James Harris, a former British Army officer once stationed east of the iron curtain, has discovered a latent passion for gardening during the lockdown.
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10 On The Weekend – Yakof Agius: “Firms Try to Set up a Self-Regulating Body With Limited Success”
Yakof Agius may be digitally revolutionizing the way investment migration operates, but his true obsession is the legend behind the Knights Templar.
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10 On The Weekend – Dr. Hussain Farooq: “I Firmly Believe Turkey Will Outperform”
Dr. Hussain Farooq thinks Turkey’s CIP will be a winner after the pandemic but worries about the “strange correlation” between Transatlantic recessions and conflict in the Middle East.
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10 On The Weekend – Alexander Varnavas: “Real Estate is The King in This Industry”
Alexander Varnavas has worked with golden visas since before it was cool and is surprised that industry leaders think startup visas are the next big thing.
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10 On The Weekend – Kianoush Mahmoudi: “I’ve Been in Lockdown for One Month Now”
Kianoush Mahmoudi explains that running an investment migration firm in Iran is a high-stakes endeavor fraught with obstacles. And that was before Covid-19.
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10 on the Weekend – Sam Bayat: “I Know Too Many Secrets”
Sam Bayat likes camping in the desert with his kids, regrets not getting into the government advisory business, and thinks 2020 will be harsh for everyone.
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10 on the Weekend – Paul Williams: “Politicians Meddle in Successful Programs to Their Detriment”
Mountain-bike enthusiast Paul Williams points to the absurdity of cash-strapped governments taking 12 months to accept hundreds of thousands in investments.
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