Citizenship by Investment: The Real Drivers Behind Applications
Civil unrest, visa-free travel and statelessness are just a few of the reasons behind the recent uptake in applications for citizenship and residency by investment (CRBI). S-RM analyst Sonia Spencer explains the current environment around these sought-after programmes.
The Big Migration Debate: Finding the Missing Link
The migration debate is complex and emotional. Investment migration only accounts for a small part of worldwide migration, yet the industry has the potential to help shape a more productive discussion.
A New Era for Forex
The US$5.3 trillion-a-day foreign exchange market is undergoing rapid change as a result of technology and new regulation. While high profit-making opportunities in the world’s largest financial market attract many traders, they demand to do business with sound financial institutions that offer transparency across each transaction.
Make a Real Global Impact
Report: IM Yearbook 2019/2020 Media: Investment Migration Yearbook 2019/2020 Sector: Investment Migration Publication Date: June 2019 Simon Anholt, Adviser and Publisher of the Good Country Index Make a Real Global Impact Simon Anholt says the investment migration [...]
Furthering the Investment Migration Industry’s Sustainability
EU member states with the sovereign right to manage their own national economic policies are feeling the weight of increased pressure from EU institutions and international lobby groups to make changes to, or even phase out, their residency and citizenship by investment programmes.
“Agents are the Face of the CBI Industry: We Need to Act Responsibly”
Giselle Bru, Chief Executive Officer of PassPro Immigration Services says the investment migration industry needs to learn from luxury brands when marketing their products, and better engage with the media, policy-makers and the public at large to help them understand the industry.
Disrupting the Nation State
Children born today will grow up with a radically different understanding of how governments should serve them, writes Kaspar Korjus, the former head of Estonia’s e-Residency Programme.
The Power of Transparency
CiviQuo is one of the investment migration industry’s most recent start-ups. It aims to radically change the way the industry promotes itself by bringing in elements of performance marketing and building up an affiliate network.
We Need to Enter an Era of “Coopetition”
Successful industries thrive on having the culture and ability to compete vigorously but at the same time collaborate strategically - ‘coopetition’, and the investment migration sector is no exception, says Martin O’Connor, CEO of Kylin Prime Group.
Payments and Cybersecurity: Staying One Step Ahead
New technologies must maintain high security standards, says Jens Bader, Chief Commercial Officer of Secure Trading, and identity services could be the next big thing in the fight against payment fraud.
Pioneer of Payments
After PayPal cut loose from eBay in the summer of 2015, the company has set its sights on capturing a larger share of the growing mobile payments market.
Time for Renewal
America’s EB-5 Programme has been the most successful immigrant investor programme in the world. However, a series of short-term extensions and the constantly growing quota backlog mean its future remains uncertain. The IM Yearbook spoke to Bob Kraft, President of Invest in the USA (IIUSA), the industry trade association of the EB-5 Regional Centre Programme, about the way forward.