Investors are looking to Canada to boost returns in the medical marijuana industry Several investment opportunities have arisen from the recently conspicuous cannabis industry, as laws relax and marijuana stocks have become virtually unstoppable with soaring valuations. This sector is amongst the fastest-growing markets in the United States, and…
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Investors Flock to St Kitts and Nevis
Of all the Citizenship by Investment Programs on offer across the world, the former British colony and twin-nation federation state of St. Kitts & Nevis in the Caribbean, which has been independent since 1983, is considered by many to be pre-eminent. Helped by encouraging macro and socio-economic states of affair, resulting…
Eyes on Düsseldorf
Director of the City of Düsseldorf’s Office of Economic Development, Uwe Kerkmann, talks to CEO Insight of why so many international companies are relocating there. Sam Jones: For those international organisations looking to relocate European headquarters away from the United Kingdom in light of Brexit, can you summarise why they should consider…
Bad Blood- The Rise and Fall of the Goliath of Medical Tech: Theranos Inc.
In April, beleaguered blood-testing company Theranos Inc laid off most of its workforce. Theranos and its CEO Elizabeth Holmes agreed to settle fraud charges with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, with Holmes surrendering voting control over the company she established, returning millions of shares to the privately held company…
The Cook Islands: Uniquely Strong and Compliant
When it comes to wealth management, the Cook Islands in the south Pacific must be considered as the worldwide jurisdiction of choice, bar none, for notwithstanding the effects of the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) and Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI), its asset protection credentials remain a cut above. With numbers…
Zinnovate the Disruptor
Håkan Nilsson is CEO of Zinnovate, an IT and management consultancy that has been central in catalysing the transformation of the freight and logistics sector. Here he talks of his modus operandi that has led to Zinnovate’s rapid growth, and of what the future holds for this Swedish-headquartered firm. Dominic Hale:…