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This Week in IM - Sep 11: 🇬🇧 Wealth Tax Could Trigger Mass Exodus, 🇮🇪 IIP Sets Approval Records, 🌐 How CBI Due Diligence Really Works, ++ · IMI Podcasts

• 0:00
  SPEAKER_00: You're listening to IMI this week.
• 0:04
  SPEAKER_00: RCB iDiligence has evolved into a rigorous multi-stage process, says IMI Pro David Lesperance.
• 0:11
  SPEAKER_00: Recalling past failures, he stresses that even one bad apple can cost an entire country visa-free access.
• 0:18
  SPEAKER_00: IMI Pro Patrick Peters outlines the private sector's role in initial screenings, and that Caribbean CBI due diligence now leads the industry.
• 0:28
  SPEAKER_00: The experts agree that applicants succeed fastest when they provide comprehensive documentation and disclosure.
• 0:35
  SPEAKER_00: Alatin Kielich explains that while statistics inform, only stories persuade.
• 0:41
  SPEAKER_00: He shows that investors' true concerns go beyond data.
• 0:44
  SPEAKER_00: They want to know if their families will adapt, if they will feel safe, and if opportunity will follow them abroad.
• 0:50
  SPEAKER_00: To earn trust, Keelich urges the industry to cultivate storytelling carefully as it collects fees and data.
• 0:58
  SPEAKER_00: Ireland's Immigrant Investor Programme, officially closed in February 2023, set a new approval record in 2024 with 538 successful applications.
• 1:10
  SPEAKER_00: The government revealed that despite the backlog of 3,127 cases, processing rates doubled from 2023 and confirmed that around 1,600 applications remain under review.
• 1:23
  SPEAKER_00: Dublin lawyer Jonathan Cosgrove won a high court injunction in April 2025, calling the government's suspension draconian.
• 1:32
  SPEAKER_00: IMI Official Partner.
• 1:35
  SPEAKER_00: Arton Capitol's survey of 1,09 British millionaires revealed 53% would consider leaving the UK if a wealth tax is introduced.
• 1:44
  SPEAKER_00: CEO Armin Arton stressed that the Labour government must balance revenue generation with retention of contributing high net worth individuals.
• 1:52
  SPEAKER_00: 83% show interest in RCBI options abroad.
• 1:56
  SPEAKER_00: The US, Canada, and Australia lead preferred destinations.
• 2:01
  SPEAKER_00: Thanks for joining us today on IMI Podcasts.
• 2:05
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