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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.
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After being Director General of the Principality of Monaco’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs for almost 7 years, Mireille Pettiti is now Monegasque Ambassador to the Russian Federation. We asked her about the relations between the two countries.
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Last July, MONEYVAL’s European anti-money laundering experts made their report on Monaco public, with a positive overall assessment. Meet Marie-Pascale Boisson, Director of the Financial Network Information and Control Department.
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Former Permanent Secretary for the Pacific and Ambassador representing France to the Pacific community, Mr. Hadelin de la Tour-du-Pin is an experienced high official. A historian by training, he very quickly chose foreign affairs as his specialisation. He is now French Ambassador to Monaco.
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Monaco Telecom, the host operator, provides mobile telephony, landline telephony, Internet and television services in the Principality. As of last June, the company is offering the DC3 hyper-efficient Data Center, in addition to the existing 130 bay data hosting capacity. Meet the Managing Director, Martin Péronnet.
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Andbank, based in Monaco since 2011, is a relatively new financial institution in the financial centre. CEO Gérard Griseti, after a banking career in the Indosuez Group and in particular with CFM Monaco and then EFG Bank in Zurich, explains his Group’s ambitions.
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Francesco Grosoli is both Managing Director of Barclays Bank in Monaco and Managing Director Wealth & Investment Management Europe for the Barclays Group. Since 1989, Monaco has benefitted from Francesco’s expertise and private banking know-how.
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Banque Havilland, historically based in Luxemburg, is a solid private bank which offers its customers security and reliability in the structuring and management of their wealth. It opened a branch in Monaco in 2012.
Meet the CEO, Jean-François Willems.
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Gordon S. Blair is almost an institution in Monaco. Chaired by Xavier de Sarrau, this firm specialising in legal and tax consultancy has a very international clientele. It is also present in Geneva. Meet its CEO, Gilbert Delacour.
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Mr. Werner Peyer has been Managing Director of the Compagnie Monégasque de Banque (CMB) since 2010. His multicultural approach and international career attracted the shareholder Mediobanca SpA, a major investment bank in Italy quoted on the Milan Stock Exchange. His mission is to “broaden the scope” of an institution based in Monaco since 1976 which is highly involved in the Monegasque economy.
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On 28 May, the Monegasque Association of Financial Activities (AMAF) hosted Mr. Guy Magnan, Chairman of the Commission de Contrôle des Informations Nominatives (CCIN) (the Data Protection Authority of Monaco). It was an opportunity to enlighten the financial centre on the Commission’s role as regards attractiveness.
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Based in Monaco for several decades, firstly as a general agent, Alain Saccone is now an insurance broker and Chairman of the Monegasque Chamber of Insurance. Meet him.
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Based in Geneva, the Convention of Independent Financial Advisors (CIFA) is a non-profit foundation established in 2001. It aims to protect, both nationally and internationally, the interests of its 750 000 members whose activities represent almost 20% of total financial investments worldwide. Since 2002, CIFA has organized in Monaco an annual international forum which brings together experts and personalities to discuss world financial and economic news. INTERVIEW with Mr Jean-Pierre Diserens, CIFA Secretary General.
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Heading the Department of Education, Youth and Sport, Ms Isabelle Bonnal manages the organisation and administration of public education and private education under contract of Principality, from nursery schools to higher education. She is also responsible for implementing government policy on Youth and Sports. A hands-on woman, Ms Isabelle Bonnal is anxious to maintain close links with the school management teams, staff and sports associations of Monaco.
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H.E. Philippe Narmino is a trained magistrate and a graduate of the French Ecole Nationale de la Magistrature. Since 2006, he has served as Director of Judicial Services and President of the Council of State of the Principality of Monaco.
