| Arton Capital | |
| Industry: | Consultancy |
| Founder: | Armand Arton |
| Hq Location: | Montreal, Canada |
| Area Served: | Worldwide |
| Key People: | Armand Arton |
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]
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]
Arton Capital has worked with governments of several countries.[4] 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]
The 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]
The 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]