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Welcome to the 2nd issue of the IMC Bulletin 2019, which will be arriving in your inbox as you, hopefully, begin your safe journey to Geneva and the 4th Investment Migration Forum.
As with last year, we are holding the Forum at the Grand Hotel Kempinski, Geneva (3rd – 6th June). Those of you who are familiar with the Forum will know that it is the single most important industry event held to unveil the latest thinking, developments and new programmes. This year we are expecting to welcome over 300+ Government Officials, Members of the Press Corps, Academics, Economists, Lawyers, Accountants, and representatives of Civil Society from over 40+ countries over the three days of different plenary sessions, committee meetings, and the Intergovernmental Roundtable on IM.
This year’s Forum could not be more timely. As an industry, we are facing a period of unprecedented change, with increased scrutiny placed on global migration by international organisations and policy makers.
We have been conducting a series of meetings across the EU to help lawmakers better understand investment migration and highlight the sector’s efforts to have a uniform, transnational code of ethics and regulatory framework.
This year’s Forum will help shape the future of our market, and I urge anyone who cares about — and feels they can contribute to — the long-term future of investment migration to register for one of the few remaining Forum tickets.
In this issue, we start with an article on the now-infamous Nottebohm Case and the genuine link of residence criteria; William Worster argues that the US expatriation tax violates human rights; and Sonia Spencer gives us her thoughts on Citizenship by Investment: the Real Drivers Behind Applications.
I will let you discover the other contributions from some of the industry’s elite, all leaders in their own right.
Happy travels, happy reading and see you soon!
Best wishes |
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Bruno L’ecuyer IMCM
Chief Executive & Member of the Governing Board
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| Michael Krakat |
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| Neo-Nottebohmian 21st Century Genuine Links and Australia’s Indigenous Non-Citizens |
The International Court of Justice, in its 1955 judgement of Nottebohm, stated that nationality requires a ‘legal bond having at its basis a social fact of attachment, a genuine connection of existence.’ These famous yet contrersted words, if anything…
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| Sofya Kudryashova |
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| The Sale of Conditional Citizenship: The Cyprus Investment Programme Under the Lens of EU Law |
In 2013, the Republic of Cyprus adopted the Scheme for Naturalisation through Investment, now called the Cyprus Investment Programme. In the past 6 years, the programme has been operating with great success and has been amended several times. According to this Programme, any third-country national can acquire Cypriot citizenship if they meet certain economic criteria such as …
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| William Worster |
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| William Worster Argues that the US Expatriation Tax Violates Human Rights |
In this article, he claims that the taxes that the US imposes on individuals who renounce their US citizenship violate international human rights. The US taxation system is somewhat unique in the world, because the US is essentially the only state in the world that taxes its nationals even …
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| Christian H. Kälin |
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| Sovereign Equity Instead of Sovereign Debt: A Paradigm Shift for Public Finance |
A core premise of investment migration is to enhance a country’s economy in exchange for residence or citizenship rights for individual investors. This is a good description of a classic ‘win-win’ formula. However …
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| Karen Kelly |
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| Technology + Human Expertise: Together Enabling Efficient and Comprehensive Due Diligence |
The logistics of capturing and sorting through due diligence findings have changed markedly in recent years. A vast amount of information about the average individual is readily available online, driven by the elimination of paper, ease of content creation, and explosion of mobile capture. This volume has the potential …
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| Sonia Spencer |
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| Citizenship by Investment: The Real Drivers Behind Applications |
In recent months, the CRBI industry has been the backdrop for controversy. In January 2019, Bulgaria revoked the citizenship of Russian telecoms millionaire Sergei Adoniev, who had been convicted of fraud in the United States in the 1990s. In March, the European Parliament voted to phase out CRBI programmes.
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| Saadiya Saadat |
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| CBI Industry – Exciting Times Ahead |
Our world has truly become Global in the 21st Century. We all Travel, watch TV, are hours on Social Media and cannot live anymore without Internet connection! So why are we restricted by physical borders? …
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| We are happy to welcome 61 new members from 25 countries. |
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Alexandra Botsiou
Amit Rao
Andreas Damianou
Bency Thomas
Che Sidanius
Chen Qin
Cheng (Elvis) Liu
Christiana Kyriacou
Christina Georgaki-Charav
Christopher Ward
Dahlia Joseph-Rowe
Duarte Costa
Florentina Michail
Giannella Barbieri
Guvenc Ketenci
Hans-Peter Scheibert
Iiona Ruda
Ines Saraiva Azevedo Alvir
Irina Simonyan
Ivan Rudyi |
Jacky Poh
James Elcocke-Harris
James Swenson
Ji Chenting
Joseph Portelli
Juris Gulbis
Karl Cini
Leonardo Braune
Li Zhang
Liene Vitola-Evele
Longchen (Chris) Xu
Luis Mac Ivor Infante
Malcolm Mifsud
Man Yee Kwok
Mark Attard
Meir Rabkin
Nayia Morphi
Neity Maddock
Nicolas Salerno
Nina Nikolova
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Oliver Anthony Said
Pojuel (Eric) Chou
Qishi Fu
Radu Ghergus
Raheel Sheikh Rashid
Richard Merriman
Saadiya Saadat
Sergiu Stoian
Serine Wattar
Stefan Pavlov
Sylwia Wolos
Varis Sayed
Wasim Daoud
Wenyi (Ian) Miao
Winner Xinli Xing
Yana Hadjiphilippou
Yang Zhu
Yanqiao Gui
Ye (Aaaron) Chen
Yu Wang
Zhoujing (Luna) Wang |
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| The Investment Migration Forum 2019 |
The must-attend specialised global gathering for the investment migration industry. Renowned academics, government officials, representatives of international organisations, as well as the world’s leading professionals will be gathering once again in Geneva for an exceptional Forum. Be part of this unique environment to network and hear first-hand valuable insights from visionary experts.
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| Caribbean Investment Summit 2019 |
Come and enjoy CIS2019 where this year’s academic and networking focus provides participating sponsors with a branded content creation and storytelling platform engineered to generate global opportunity for all attending delegates and sponsors.
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| 13th Global Citizenship Conference |
Henley & Partners is pleased to host its 13th annual Global Citizenship Conference in London in November 2019. The annual event has become the world’s largest and most significant conference on investment migration.
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