France Wealth Tax: Where Would UHNW Money Go If the Zucman Tax Returns?
France wealth tax: what UHNW families should review if the Zucman proposal returns, from IFI and exit tax to CRS and private banking feasibility.
Nauru, São Tomé, and Sierra Leone Citizenship: What’s Actually Confirmed
Three governments launched brand-new citizenship-by-investment programs in the eighteen months leading into mid-2026: Nauru, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Sierra Leone. IMI Daily’s look back at the year’s investment-migration industry named all three as the fresh crop of 2025. Between them, they’ve probably issued a few hundred passports. That number matters more than it sounds
Saudi Arabia’s $30 Million Club: Inside the Premium Residency Track Almost Nobody’s Covering
Two different Saudi stories are getting merged into one. The confusion is costing readers real clarity. Story one is confirmed law. On June 23, 2026, Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet approved the Executive Regulation of the Law of Real Estate Ownership by Non-Saudis. It opens designated zones, including the giga-project Diriyah Gate, to foreign property ownership. Story
Golden Passports Die This Year. Golden Visas Are Next. Here’s What Survives
For a decade, investor migration sold like a menu. Pay here, move there, pay less tax somewhere else, collect a passport later. That model is being dismantled in real time. 2026 is the year it became impossible to ignore. The question in 2019 was simple: which passport is fastest? The question now is longer. Will
Your Video KYC Can Be Deepfaked — and Private Banks Know It
Video KYC deepfake attacks hit banks in Hong Kong, Jakarta, and Singapore in 2024-2025. Here is the layer that actually breaks, and the one that does not.
South Korea Is Bleeding Millionaires — and None of Them Can Figure Out Swiss Compliance
Korea lost 2,400 millionaires in 2025 and the exodus continues. A Swiss bank account for Koreans is fully legal — but two rulebooks apply, and most applicants only prepare for one.
Zero Percent Interest, Record Inflows: The Irrational Logic of the Swiss Franc
The Swiss franc pays 0% — sometimes less — and hit 11-year highs anyway. A look at what the wealthy are actually buying when they accept zero yield.
America’s New 1% Exit Toll: The Remittance Tax Is Live
The 1% US remittance tax has applied since January 2026 — but only to cash-funded transfers. Bank wires stay exempt, which makes how you fund a foreign account a tax decision.
An Entire Country Just Got Debanked
Vanuatu’s national bank lost its last Australian-dollar clearing channel in 2025. Here is how correspondent banking dies, who is next, and why corridor diversification beats deposit insurance.
FinCEN Rescinded Its Golden-Passport Warning. Banks Still Ask Harder Questions
FinCEN rescinded its St Kitts CBI advisory in 2026. Learn why banks still scrutinize second passports and how to disclose acquired citizenship.
