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Subtle but key differences in Caribbean citizenship programmes
Subtle but key differences in Caribbean citizenship programmes (updated on 23032017)
By Caribbean News Now contributor
MIAMI, USA — It is often tempting to lump together the five citizenship by investment (CBI) programmes of the Eastern Caribbean, with investors assuming that the only difference is the reputation of the island or the price of the passport. This is clearly not the case. While they often share many similarities, not all are created equal.
For example:
1. Saint Lucia citizenship cannot be passed down to future generations, but is limited to the applicants at the time the application is made – so it is not true citizenship, more like residency. This is not the case in Dominica, where full citizenship is passed from parent to child indefinitely.
2. St Kitts and Nevis’s big advantage, shared by Saint Lucia, is that it does not maintain diplomatic relations with China, preferring many years ago to partner with Taiwan instead. As a result, the Chinese love these passports as they feel safer with the Taiwanese. This is an important issue with Antigua and Barbuda, which is very close to China – it built the Sir Vivian Richards cricket stadium among other things – so there is always a perceived risk for Chinese investors that their new citizenship will be revealed to their home government.
3. Dominica and St Kitts and Nevis’s other big advantage is that real estate can be sold after five years to investors who can also use the same piece of real estate to apply for CBI. This is not the case with Antigua and Barbuda or Grenada. In the case of the former, it can only be resold (if the applicant wishes to keep the passport), the project is complete and given progress to date.
4. Grenada’s much-touted selling point is its E-2 investor visa treaty with the United States. The E-2 investor visa allows an individual to enter and work in the US based on an investment he or she will be controlling. This visa must generally be renewed every two years, but there is no limit to how many times one can renew. The investment must be “substantial”. Investor visas are available only to citizens of certain countries, including Grenada. However, applicants must hold a Grenadian passport to apply for this visa but, in order for the E-2 visa to be granted, applicants first have to visit the US embassy in Bridgetown, Barbados, and explain their business plan. Officials there are said to baulk at any applicant, who, though they might be holding a Grenadian passport, does not look Grenadian.
Link : http://www.caribbeannewsnow.com/headline-Subtle-but-key-differences-in-Caribbean-citizenship-programmes-33872.html
旅外人士盛讚 台灣生活品質全球最佳
網站InterNations公佈排行 台灣未在任一主要評分項目中拿到第一 但整體成績勝過他國 華盛頓31日綜合外電報導 全球最大旅外人士網站InterNations公布2016年生活品質指數排行榜，台灣在上榜的67個國家中拔得頭籌，獲選為生活品質最佳僑居國家，主要原因是醫療品質好而且價格低廉。 InterNations訪問了1萬4300位旅外人士，詢問他們對所居住過的191個國家的觀感，請他們就僑居生活的43個不同面向評分，然後依此列出所謂「生活品質指數」，以總平均分數列出排名，結果台灣脫穎而出，在生活品質最優國家排行榜上勇奪第一。 根據排行榜，第二至10名依序是奧地利、日本、西班牙、哥斯大黎加、馬爾他、捷克共和國、新加坡、德國和瑞士。其中新加坡曾名列第一，但近年生活支出上揚，因此排名滑落至第八。 台灣雖然未在任何主要項目中拿到第一名，但在所有項目中表現都不錯，因此整體成績勝過他國。調查報告中說，受訪者中有令人吃驚的多達99％對在台灣的個人安全持肯定看法，也有89％表示很喜歡台灣的平靜。 台灣在醫療與福祉項目表現最佳，排名所有國家第二，僅次於奧地利。台灣更在這個項目下的醫療品質與價格低廉方面排名第一。 調查也顯示，沒有受訪者認為台灣的氣候和天氣很糟，而且有多達3/4持肯定態度。此外，台灣的外僑有多達91％對運輸設施在整體上感到滿意，遠超過全球平均水準的63％。
Link: http://www.ksnews.com.tw/index.php/news/contents_page/0000949663
Rapid progress made on Cabrits Resort Kempinski in Dominica
Significant progress is evident at the Cabrits Resort Kempinski in Dominica
ROSEAU, Dominica — Over the past few years, the government of Dominica has given the green light for a number of projects under its citizenship by investment (CBI) programme aimed at developing the island’s tourism. The Cabrits Resort Kempinski Dominica is the most advanced and the only project under the CBI programme where any serious construction is underway.
The new resort is expected to be complete by the end of next year and, from a recent site inspection, this target appears achievable.
Construction on the Cabrits Resort Kempinski Dominica began in June last year, with completion of all the structural fabric of the buildings due this August. More than 200 workers are on site daily, with a significant majority from the local community.
“We are making excellent progress,” says Garry Swarbrick, senior project manager, Range Developments, the project’s sponsor. ”All the buildings have been set out, including the main building with the public areas and the nine accommodation units. It’s good to see how well the workforces are co-operating and pulling together.”
Set on the northwest of the island near to the country’s second largest town of Portsmouth, nothing on this scale has been built in Dominica since the Windsor Park cricket pitch ten years ago.
Developed by award-winning international property company Range Developments, the Cabrits Resort Kempinski was designed by Arcadia Design Architects. The building work is being carried out by contractor NH International (Caribbean) Ltd.
It will be run by Europe’s oldest luxury hotel group, Kempinski Hotels, which was founded in 1897 and manages a portfolio of 75 five-star hotels in 31 countries.
On completion, the resort in Douglas Bay will boast a 160-room hotel with a spa, and a selection of swimming pools, beach bars and restaurants.
Link: http://www.caribbeannewsnow.com/topstory-Rapid-progress-made-on-Cabrits-Resort-Kempinski-in-Dominica-33311.html
Government of Canada delivering faster processing and shorter wait times for spousal reunification
At the direction of the Minister, earlier this year Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) began a concerted effort to reduce processing times. From the start of 2016 to the fall, processing times were reduced by 15 percent for in-Canada applications and just over 10 percent for applications outside Canada.
Starting today, processing times will be reduced even further with most spousal applications now being processed in 12 months. Complex cases may require more time.
Applicants who already filed an application will not have to wait an additional 12 months to have them finalized. IRCC will continue to process applications in the order they have been received. Most families who have been waiting should have a decision on their sponsorship application no later than the end of December 2017.
These new changes are expected to benefit more than 64 000 applicants by the end of 2017, and are the latest measures to bring families together.
Quote
“We have listened to Canadians and are delivering results. Bringing families together makes for a stronger Canada. Canadians who marry someone from abroad shouldn’t have to wait for years to have them immigrate or be left with uncertainty in terms of their ability to stay. What we’re announcing today is a more efficient, more considerate process to reunite families.”
– The Honourable John McCallum, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Quick facts
- The application kit for new sponsors has been redesigned to be simpler and easier to understand. It will be available on December 15, 2016.
- To bring families together, IRCC plans to admit 64 000 spouses and dependants in 2017, well above the average over the past decade of about 47 000.
Link: http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?nid=1166069
除了控股犇亞證券佈局海外業務，玖富也開始做智慧投顧了
9月8日，玖富集團在香港召開發佈會，宣佈戰略控股犇亞證券亞洲，並正式更名為玖富證券。據玖富8月16日宣佈獲批的消息剛好過去23天。
犇亞證券成立於1989年，在香港擁有股票交易、資產管理、期貨投顧等業務牌照資質。作為玖富香港的運營主體，玖富證券將開展互聯網證券、智慧投顧、全球資產管理等業務。
玖富戰略控股券商犇亞證券是其佈局海外業務的重要一步，據玖富創始人兼CEO孫雷透露，近期玖富還會投資美國矽谷一家區塊鏈公司，進一步拓展海外業務。
資料顯示，目前玖富使用者規模超過3000萬，移動端用戶超過2800萬。控股犇亞證券後，玖富旗下將包括智慧理財、消費金融、網路借貸、互聯網證券、資產管理、供應鏈金融、大資料征信評估等各大金融業務模組。
玖富收購犇亞證券佈局海外，這消息並不新鮮。新鮮的是：玖富在佈局海外的同時也開始研究智慧投顧了。
據官方介紹，在智慧投顧領域，玖富證券將與雲量科技在技術和用戶資源等方面進行合作。雲量科技是國內一家量化投資服務平臺，旗下有多款智慧投顧產品，其中移動端APP股小量據稱能對個股變盤拐點實現預警，準確率達73%。
為什麼玖富要佈局海外業務？
隨著金融全球化和資本市場的開放、以及近期匯率波動等影響，國內投資者在全球範圍內進行資產配置的需求日益強烈。資料顯示，未來五年，中國個人境外資產配置比例將從目前的4.8%上升至9.4%，新增市場規模將達13萬億元人民幣。
如此大的利益蛋糕，引來各大金融機構爭相角逐海外資產配置市場，可是政策監管卻依然很嚴。今年7月底，老虎證券、富途網路、積木股票等平臺因未經批准開展境外證券交易服務被證監會點名。這樣的情況下，玖富選擇收購犇亞證券，獲得牌照的做法的確是為了尋求合規的明智之舉。
智能投顧誰能笑到最後？
對於現在依然被炒得很火的智慧投顧，玖富進入得算是比較晚。目前這個領域的玩家既有老牌的財富管理平臺如彌財、藍海眾籌等也有P2P平臺轉型的智慧投顧產品如品鈦旗下的璿璣和宜信旗下的投米RA。不過在眾多的智慧投顧玩家中，還沒有獨佔鰲頭的大咖出現。如今又迎來玖富這樣一位重量級新玩家，智慧投顧行業想必會更加熱鬧。
但是在人工智慧、機器人理財的噱頭之下，哪家公司能脫穎而出？
這就要看誰可以真真抓住智慧投顧的核心技術—基於大資料的分析研判能力。
智能投顧的江湖，誰能笑到最後？現在還不得而知。
香港宜居度2年暴跌34位 台灣居首科威特包尾
調查向全球1.4萬名離鄉別井「搵食」的旅外人士，就移居地點的宜居度進行統計，分別針對旅外人士對生活品質、個人財務、工作狀況及家庭生活的滿意度，進行統計評分，分析各地的宜居度，香港排名在前年仍位列第10位到今年已跌至第44位。香港的污染問題受外藉人士關注，自然環境方面，本港評分排尾6，而內地更排包尾。生活指數高更令72%受訪居港外藉人士不滿，令本港在相關項目的滿意度評分排尾2；本港高昂的物價亦削弱薪金的吸引力，雖然57%受訪者仍大致滿意薪酬，但已較去年減少11個百分點。
調查又指出，香港工時之長位列調查第6位，受訪旅居香港的外藉人士每周工時為48.5小時，較全球平均的44.6小時高。同時，受訪者認為香港人不太算是友善，近半人表示難在港認識朋友。香港在教育系統、交通及治安方面較令人滿意，彌補了失分之處。
台灣在今年調查中，被評為最宜居地方。受訪的外藉人士認為，台灣有良好生活質素，其醫療系統的質素及價錢等方面都較為優勝，93%受訪旅居台灣的外藉人士對當地生活表示滿意。地中海島國馬爾他的宜居度則排第2位、南美的厄瓜多爾則排第3，紐西蘭及澳洲則分別排第5及第7；科威特的宜居度則在今次調查排包尾。