Arton Capital is a global citizenship financial advisory services firm based in Montreal, Canada. Founded in 2006 by Armand Arton, the firm provides services for global citizenship, with a particular focus on investor programs.[1]
| Industry | Consultancy |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 |
| Founder | Armand Arton |
| Headquarters | Montreal, Canada |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Armand Arton (President & CEO) |
| Website | www |
The firm facilitates residence and citizenship programs.
Arton Capital brokers investment agreements, and runs several assessment tools, including The Passport Index, a real-time ranking of the world’s passports.[2][3]
Services
editGovernment advisory services
editArton Capital has worked with governments of several countries.[4]
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It also advises on risk management, including investigative due diligence, awareness of politically exposed persons, anti-money laundering measures, and countering the financing of terrorism.[5][4]
Investor advisory services
editThe online real-time global rankings are based on the freedom of movement and visa-free travel offered by each passport. In addition to advisory services, Arton Capital also commissions research on wealth trends such as the Philanthropy Report.[6][7]
Online tools and services
editThe Arton Index is a list of Global Citizenship Programs, ranked according to five factors, cost, speed, mobility, quality of life, and simplicity, weighting cost most highly and combining for a total score out of 100. The index is revised semi-annually in June and December.[8]
References
edit- ^ Harrison, Virginia (2019-10-04). "Hong Kong's rich chase golden visas amid unrest". Retrieved 2019-10-31.
- ^ Swanson, Ana. "A ranking of the world's 'most powerful' passports". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2016-01-21. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
- ^ Garfield, Leanna. "The 10 countries with the most powerful passports". Business Insider. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
- ^ a b Elaine Dezenski, Emanuele Ottolenghi (2015-12-29). "A Better Way to Sell Citizenship". The National Interest. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
- ^ Saadi, Dania (2012-10-31). "Island Havens for Investment Citizenship". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
- ^ Harjani, Ansuya (2014-10-06). "How much do the ultra-rich give to charity?". CNBC. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ^ Jacob, Burak. "Is philanthropy driven by altruism, ego, or the human desire to cheat death?". Fast Company.
- ^ "Arton Index scores 2015 – graphic". The National. Retrieved 2019-11-26.