Professional Wealth Management
September 17, 2025

France, fragility and fortress Europe: PWM Tea Break

Fiona Frick, investment management leader for more than 30 years and founder of Circe Invest, joins PWM’s Yuri Bender and Ali Al-Enazi over a cup of green tea to explore the reshaping of Europe’s financial and geopolitical landscape

Ms Frick discusses the fallout from France’s political crisis, the resurgence of defence and energy sovereignty as core investment themes, and why European equities may be undervalued. As instability spreads and old alliances shift, investors are rethinking risk, embracing sustainability, and turning to technology to navigate a more volatile, multipolar world.

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