Why Human Source Intel is Indispensable for CIU Due Diligence
Third-party databases are critical to the due diligence process but have limitations only human sources can help CIUs overcome, writes Fabienne de Blois.
Read MoreThird-party databases are critical to the due diligence process but have limitations only human sources can help CIUs overcome, writes Fabienne de Blois.
Read MoreCBI due diligence specialist Fabienne de Blois outlines the three critical characteristics of effective applicant vetting.
Read MoreStateless applicants put CIPs in the unique position of assessing whether these individuals should be issued the first passports they have ever held, writes Fabienne de Blois.
Read MoreThomas Anthony, former head of several Caribbean CIUs, outlines the delicate and crucial role the region’s banks play in CBI due diligence.
Read MoreA comprehensive, regularly updated overview of the nationalities that are restricted from applying for citizenship by investment programs.
Read MoreNuri Katz calls CBI vetting “the best due diligence known to man.” He also takes part of the blame for the industry’s failure to effectively lobby Brussels.
Read MoreEuropean regulators have made it clear that tighter AML/KYC is in the cards for RCBI. Sylwia Wolos explains how early movers can benefit.
Read MoreEligibility standards for Malta’s new investor naturalization policy are among the most stringent in the market. Kenneth Camilleri explains.
Read MoreMalta’s new citizenship by investment policy comes with a new set of vetting procedures (that will continue for years after approval).
Read MoreMartin Dubbey, a globally recognized due diligence provider to RCBI programs, shares four strategies to help RCBI agents with vetting.
Read MoreThe ambassador praised Grenada’s use of the JRCC’s facilities and conceded that “some countries use it more than others”.
Read MoreRoderick Cutajar asks: International banks are used for money laundering. Will the European Commission demand a “phase-out” of banking?
Read MoreExiger’s James Swenson, one of the world’s leading experts on RCBI due diligence, identifies six red flags of sub-par vetting standards.
Read More“Without transparency […], external observers will continue to assume no serious due diligence is undertaken,” writes James Swenson.
Read MoreThomas Anthony: Time has come for programs to collaborate with due diligence providers in redesigning their due diligence methodology from the ground up.
Read MoreIrani, Sudanese, and North Korean nationals who haven’t spent the last ten years outside their home countries are now ineligible to apply for Dominica’s CIP.
Read MoreCyprus intends to revoke at least 26 citizenships granted under the country’s CIP. That effort, however, has so far been stymied by Cyprus’ citizenship law.
Read MoreService providers must provide papers proving all their clients going back to 2013 kept their investments according to the requirements by February 15th.
Read MoreCyprus will conduct due diligence on past applicants, audits on all investors at regular intervals in the future, and revoke citizenships if necessary.
Read MoreMeasuring CIP due diligence on 38 criteria divided into five pillars, the authors hope the framework will become a standard for the industry.
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