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.
Read MoreJames Hartshorn finds the chaos currently enveloping the Chinese RCBI-market disconcerting, but bullish on India after H-1B’s suspension.
Read MoreWhile demand is stronger than ever, the big agencies are closing branches and laying off staff. In 2020, all the rules have changed.
Read MoreAs Hongkongers scramble for the exit, mainland Chinese say they are having second thoughts about sending their children abroad for school.
Read MoreFreehold is always preferable to leasehold, leverage is key to mitigating risk and overcoming capital restrictions, and exchange rates are crucial.
Read MoreForeign investment migration firms have principally three ways to enter the Chinese market, each with its own pros and cons. Choose wisely, writes Luc Lu.
Read MoreIf your company isn’t on WeChat, you’re getting only a fraction of the China business you should be getting. IMI Asia helps you establish and build your online presence in Mandarin-speaking markets.
Read MoreChina’s HNWIs have historically kept only one foot out the door; hoping to reap China’s economic benefits while insulating themselves from its drawbacks.
Read MoreFaced with rising minimum investment requirements among RCBI programs across the globe, China’s Investment Migration market will respond in three ways.
Read MorePaying returns to old investors with funds from new ones: In finance, that’s called a Ponzi scheme. In Golden Visa real estate, it’s par for the course.
Read MoreChina’s investment migration market is changing rapidly. In this third installment, Luc Lu discusses what happens when market barriers are removed.
Read MoreLuc Lu’s recent tour of China’s investment migration market highlight a rapidly changing industry that’s reconfiguring to deal with multiple crises.
Read MoreThe world of golden visa programs is “a buyer’s market in which Chinese citizens have their pick” says Georg Chmiel, Executive Chairman of Juwai.com.
Read MoreIn Shanghai, 44% of immigration intermediaries have yet to celebrate their first anniversary and fully 91% have yet to mark their fifth.
Read MoreFollowing the government’s elimination of licensing requirements, immigration agencies are mushrooming.
Read MoreWe’ve gone through historical data to find out how many Chinese investors obtained golden visas in the last decade – and how much they invested.
Read MoreThe Residence and Citizenship by Investment Company Directory contains 732 firms that offer investment migration services. 102 of these have
Read MoreThe platform model is tranforming the Chinese migration market by reducing the distance between clients and overseas agents. It’s also planted a time-bomb.
Read MoreSun Xiang obtained citizenship of Saint Kitts by investment in 2011. A year later, he became a congressman in China. This week, the government found out.
Read MoreVanuatu has revoked the citizenships of four Chinese fraud-suspects and extradited them to China. Whether due process was granted remains an open question.
Read MoreDeregulation took away the big companies’ competitive edge. To regain margins, many are turning to deceptive practices, writes Luc Lu.
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