Top Destinations For The Wealthy
If you had unlimited wealth, where would you live? That’s the question that the Scorpio Partnership seeks to answer in its "Mobile Wealthy Residency Index."
Taking into account everything from economic stability, relative safety and tax rates to education for children and sophistication of culture, the study has identified the destinations which are the most attractive locations to live and work.
The study suggests that the destinations scoring highly give insight into where the mobile wealthy will relocate in the future.
So, what are the top destinations for the wealthy? Click ahead to find out!
By Paul Toscano
Posted 24 June 2009
10. Dubai
Best Rankings By Criteria:
Quality of housing: 1st
Security: 3rd
Employment & business opportunities: 7th
Tax and immigration: 7th
Convenience: 7th
9. Monaco
Best Rankings By Criteria:
Tax and immigration: 1st
Security: 2nd
Cultural/Infrastructure Sophistication: 2nd
Convenience: 3rd
Education for children: 6th
8. Isle of Man
Best Rankings By Criteria:
Quality of housing: 2nd
Convenience: 4th
Economic & political stability: 6th
Employment & business opportunities: 6th
Tax and immigration: 6th
7. Cayman Islands
Best Rankings By Criteria:
Economic & political stability: 2nd
Tax and immigration: 3rd
Security: 4th
Financial services sector: 6th
Cultural/Infrastructure Sophistication: 8th
6. Isle of Jersey
Best Rankings By Criteria:
Convenience: 2nd
Education for children: 4th
Economic & political stability: 5th
Legal considerations: 5th
Financial services sector:7th
5. Hong Kong
Best Rankings By Criteria:
Employment & business opportunities: 3rd
Tax and immigration: 4th
Financial services sector: 4th
Security: 5th
Cultural/Infrastructure Sophistication: 5th
4. New York
Best Rankings By Criteria:
Financial services sector: 1st
Education for children: 3rd
Cultural/Infrastructure Sophistication: 3rd
Employment & business opportunities: 5th
Quality of housing: 5th
3. Singapore
Best Rankings By Criteria:
Employment & business opportunities: 1st
Security: 1st
Tax and immigration: 2nd
Legal considerations: 2nd
Economic & political stability: 3rd
2. London
Best Rankings By Criteria:
Education for children: 2nd
Financial services sector: 2nd
Legal considerations: 3rd
Quality of housing: 3rd
Employment & business opportunities: 4th
1. Switzerland
Best Rankings By Criteria:
Education for children: 1st
Economic & political stability: 1st
Legal considerations: 1st
Convenience: 1st
Cultural/Infrastructure Sophistication: 1st