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Investment Migration Council Responds to the Analysis and Guidance Issued by the OECD on Residence-/Citizenship-by-Investment Programmes

Geneva, 23 October 2018 The Investment Migration Council (IMC) understands the motivation behind the OECD’s recent analysis and guidance regarding the purported circumvention of the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) in both residence-by-investment (RBI) and citizenship-by-investment (CBI) programmes. We entirely agree that individuals should be stopped from using such programmes to avoid accurate CRS reporting or, […]

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Investment Migration Council Defends “Golden Visas”, Says Ethics Code Vital

Responding to calls by European Union lawmakers and officials for tighter controls on so-called “golden visas”, a global body that says it champions best practice in this field has defended the growing market. In recent weeks the noise level of criticism around these systems has increased amid concerns about how they allegedly might enable money laundering. […]

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New Canadians from Armenia, Iraq, India, Jamaica, Philippines and Ukraine took oath at CN Tower EdgeWalk

Six brave new Canadians took the citizenship oath more than 300 metres off the ground Tuesday morning. They ventured out on the CN Tower EdgeWalk, a surely daunting experience that had never been done before in the history of the citizenship oath in Canada. The participants were suspended by two cables high above city of Toronto streets and walked […]

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Investment Migration Council CEO Issues Open Letter on Ethics to RCbI Industry in the Wake of CBC Radio Canada Report

In a response to the airing of an investigative report on the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP) by Canadian state broadcaster CBC Radio Canada, the CEO of the Investment Migration Council (IMC), Mr. Bruno L’ecuyer, has issued an open letter to all Residency and Citizenship by Investment professionals. In referring all industry players to the […]

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‘No Illegal Activities’ Found During Investigation of Temporary Residency Scheme – Finance Secretary

Lionel Leong Vai Tac, the Secretary for Economy and Finance, told media on Friday that there was ‘no illegal activities’ found during the investigation of a temporary residence scheme, which was previously criticised in a report by the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) in July. Leong however said the Macau SAR Government will continually review laws […]

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