Martin Crawford, CEO of Vistra Group, spoke about BVI's leading market position in the offshore industry at the China Offshore Summit on 4 November 2015 in Shanghai.

As the most competitive offshore financial centre in the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI), Martin commented that through the use of its corporate structures, the BVI companies are a key source of investment flows into China, the world's second largest economy. He said the BVI focused on valued-add rather than pure volume, and also referenced the 6th Offshore 2020 report which annually examines trends in the offshore industry.

He concluded that the BVI is "in pole position relative to other offshore jurisdictions, as it is leading from the front," and that the BVI and its future is very much guaranteed.

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