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Philippe Guignard has managed the Monaco branch of Crédit Agricole since 2008. He shares with us his thoughts on the evolution of the financial centre, as well as his branch.
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The founder of Knight Vinke Asset Management moved to Monaco fifteen years ago. Eric Knight describes himself as the manager of an activist fund, and he is that in every sense of the word.
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From 2011 to 2015, Gilles Tonelli held the post of Ambassador of Monaco to Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. During this period he was also a Head of Mission with the European Union – a certain asset for the new Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation.
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On 6 November, the Comité Français d’Organisation et de Normalisation Bancaires (CFONB) meetings took place in Monaco, their main theme being "new forms of fraud". We asked Mr. Frédéric Hervo, CFONB Vice-President and Bank of France Director of Payment Systems and Market Infrastructures, about the content of his speech at this symposium.
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The Comité Français d’Organisation et de Normalisation Bancaire held its annual meetings on the topic "New forms of fraud" in Monaco on 6 November. We met one of the speakers, Mr. Christian Lothion, Director of the security department and "Security" Advisor of the Fédération Bancaire Française, and former Head of the Judicial Police.
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CARAX, the stock brokerage firm, will soon celebrate the tenth anniversary of its operations in Monaco. Meet Stéphane Krief and Jean-Louis Didier, the company’s co-presidents.
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BSI, founded in 1987 in Monaco, specialises in wealth management. It benefits from longstanding experience, professional competence and the BSI Group’s international contacts. Meet Umberto Alonzo, Managing Director.
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In March 2008, three finance and financial markets professionals joined forces to found G&G Private Finance S.A.M. Meet Giancarlo Giordano, President and CEO, who embarked on an entrepreneurial adventure after 16 years in private banking in Monaco with Crédit Suisse and Banque Rothschild.
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Thierry Garde took over from Olivier Lecler as Managing Director of Société Générale Private Banking Monaco in January 2013. We asked him about his feelings after almost 3 years in Monaco.
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As in every year, the Monaco Financial Markets Association (ACI) provides courses, given at no cost by recognised professionals from the Monaco Financial Market. These are the timetables.
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On 23 September, Mr. Franzi, President of the Monegasque Association of Financial Activities, presented the new professional certification diploma in what is known as Front Office work, at an official presentation ceremony in the presence of the Minister of State, at his residence.
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Magali Vercesi spent fourteen years in trading rooms as an dealer, and in risk control associated with the transactions handled there. Thirteen years ago, she joined the government’s Ministry of Finance to check within the law 11.94 framework all activities subject to approval: management, advice, order transmission. Then, after managing the Office des Émissions de Timbres-Poste for 5 years, in May she joined the Financial Activities Supervisory Commission (CCAF) as Secretary General.
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In February 2013, Régis Asso was appointed Director of the Monaco Police Department. His career as a divisional commissioner in Nice and then Cannes placed him at the forefront of major events: European Heads of State Summits, NATO Summit, G20, France-Africa Summit. He gives us his view of public security in the Principality of Monaco.
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The international auditing and consulting firm PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers) has chosen Monaco as one of the 157 countries where its network has permanent teams. We met Claude Palmero and Frank Vanhal, two of the firm’s partners.
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Since 1992, ACI Monaco has aimed to develop and establish links between all Monaco financial centre players. By offering courses on different financial instruments it aims to contribute to the development of the banking profession. Its presence is enriched by an annual Symposium, for which this year’s theme was “Intelligent ETFs? How to get more from passive management with Smart Beta ETFs”. Olivier Paquier, SPDR Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) Manager for France, Monaco, Spain & Portugal at State Street Global Advisors, gave a noteworthy speech on this subject which we have taken the liberty of reproducing in full.
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Urs Minder came to Monaco 20 years ago, initially for 3 years, the time needed to complete his mission of restructuring UBS (Monaco) S.A.’s offering. He never left Monaco and has established his family there.
A true ambassador of Swiss culture, he was appointed Honorary Swiss Consul to Monaco in November 2004.
Not lacking in ambition for UBS (Monaco) S.A. where he has been CEO since 2011, his enthusiasm is contagious. A portrait.
