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In a low interest rate environment, the stress experienced in the markets is evident. Two years ago, GFG (Groupe Financier de Gestion) Monaco started launching Alternative Alpha Strategy, a selection technique for liquid alternative investment funds developed in-house by GFG Lab, GFG’s quantitative division.
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On Wednesday, Minister of State Serge Telle, in the presence of the relevant authorities, received staff members who had passed the Monegasque Professional Certification introduced by the Prince’s Government at the initiative of the Monaco Association for Financial Activities (AMAF).
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According to the results of the fourth barometer published by the Association Française du Family Office (AFFO), private equity makes up 21% of allocations. Assets under management in private market funds had reached $4 billion and $2.5 billion in private equity at the end of 2017. In the face of this strong demand, significant challenges are now emerging that fintechs need to address in order to support the development of private equity.
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On Friday 13 September, in partnership with the Ascoma Group, the Monaco Economic Board hosted Jean-Pierre Petit, President of the Cahiers Verts de l'Économie, for a conference on the theme of 2020 risks. A fascinating decryption for more than 150 entrepreneurs.
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Having arrived in Monaco only a few months ago to head Banque Populaire Méditerranée, he considers himself a "demanding humanist" but with great modesty. Monaco’s multicultural environment doesn’t displease this man who "always takes an interest in others".
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A few months ago Sérène El Masri became the Site Manager of the Monaco branch of Union Bancaire Privée (UBP), a bank she joined in 2017 in Geneva as head of its private banking activities for Monaco, Luxembourg and the French-speaking regions. This bold banker shared her first impressions of the Monaco market with us.
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Impact investing and mainstream private equity have joined forces. An ambitious UBS Global Wealth Management plan created three years ago has attracted two-and-a-half billion Swiss francs of investment that seeks to generate market rates of return and a measurable, verifiable, positive impact on people and planet.
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Private equity and the development of this activity in Monaco is a popular topic. How can we define this activity?
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The Founding President of TC Stratégie Financière SAM established three years ago, Thierry Crovetto is also Professor of Finance at the University of Monaco (IUM, Inseec Group). This finance lecturer and professional moves from theory to practice through his rapidly evolving management company.
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Voltylab is a young independent SAM: it launched in 2015, with the ambition of bringing added value in the international market for structured products. Deputy chairman Filippo Colombo and managing director Bruno Frateschi agree on the values that motivate them and define their company: Honesty, Transparency, Serenity.
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On 29 April 2019, in the presence of Minister of Finance and Economy Jean Castellini, Rupert Schaefer, Head of Strategic Services and member of the Executive Board of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), and Philippe Boisbouvier, Acting Director of Monaco’s Service d’Information et de Contrôle sur les Circuits Financiers (SICCFIN), signed a reciprocal memorandum of understanding designed to facilitate cooperation between the two authorities in their respective efforts to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.
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Francesco Grosoli has decided to leave Barclays after 12 years. Francesco has been an important part of the growth of the Private Bank in Monaco and in EMEA.
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Société Générale and Société Générale Private Banking have maintained and strengthened their brand based in Monaco for over 100 years. In the job for just over a year, Alexandre Rousseau, the Chief Executive of Société Générale Private Banking Monaco, takes stock.
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On Wednesday 6 March 2019, the Rainier III Auditorium hosted the 8th Forum on Sandwich Courses and the 13th Meeting on Careers in Banking and Finance.
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Protecting investors while fostering the growth of Monaco’s financial centre is one of the foundations of the Commission for the Control of Financial Activities (CCAF). This principle was recently reinforced by a major move when the CCAF joined the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO).
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Monaco Statistics (IMSEE) has a new Director as of late January : Sophie Vincent. We gained her first impressions when she succeeded Lionel Galfré, who was very successful in IMSEE since its creation in 2011.
