Product Spotlight: ETFs

Product Spotlight: ETFs

Why investors are flocking to ETFs The situation. Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) are becoming a go-to choice for individual and institutional investors. Tax efficient and flexible, they exist for almost every asset class, from equities and bonds to real estate, and...
How Rebalancing Helped a Client Manage Market Volatility

How Rebalancing Helped a Client Manage Market Volatility

We explore how a smart strategy can win around a downturn The situation. Sarah Dupont (52)*, a marketing executive in France has a €500,000 portfolio (60% global equities / 40% Eurozone bonds), which is experiencing a 5% loss in the current market. Problems...
Product Spotlight: APEX (UTMOST Ireland)

Product Spotlight: APEX (UTMOST Ireland)

A flexible assurance vie with a 20% edge The situation. French residents using discretionary portfolio managers often lose 20% of their fees to unrecoverable VAT. That’s €2,000 lost on a €10,000 management fee. APEX, from UTMOST Ireland, solves this...
How Joint Assurance Vie Policies Can Delay Inheritance

How Joint Assurance Vie Policies Can Delay Inheritance

This case study explains why aligning legal structure with inheritance goals is essential. The situation. British retirees Peter (77) and Denise (69)*, live in France and share one assurance vie policy. Their goal is to pass their wealth on to their two...
How the French Government Could Block Access to Your Assurance Vie

How the French Government Could Block Access to Your Assurance Vie

Why moving your money could protect your future income The latest. On 25 March 2025, President Macron proposed a radical idea: using private savings to support national defence spending through new state-backed investment vehicles. While the details remain...