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ACI Monaco, The Financial Market Association, is organizing its tenth Golf Challenge at Golf Club Saint Donat, in Grasse. Shot Gun departure, the start of the competition, is scheduled at 9:00 am. After 4 hours 30 of competition, players will gather for a lunch and the awards ceremony. - www.acimonaco.com

Jean-Patrick Court, Branch Manager of Crédit du Nord in Monaco, organizes a debate with question and answer at the Automobile Club, on "Out of the crisis: What course give your investments? " The guest debater is Mr Philippe Parente, of Pictet Asset Management Company.

International University of Monaco organizes an official event on June 17 with the support of the Principality, in the Embassy of Monaco in London, which brings together professionals from the London and the Monaco financial places in a cocktail to promote the Monegasque financial system and strengthen professional networks across London. 
This event aims to highlight a major turning point of the year 2014 for the entire Monegasque financial industry: the deployment of the AMAF professional certification with the first certified candidates from June 2014. The commitment of the Principality to formalize the quality standards of its financial industry is a strong message directed to investors and foreign institutions considering establishing activities in Monaco.

On 13 May, during the annual convention of Côte d'Azur CFOs at the Monte Carlo Bay, Mr Abel Bettache, Chief Financial Officer and Human Resources Director of the Terre Blanche Resort Hotel & Spa was awarded his trophy by the Jury President, M. Etienne Franzi, President of Monaco Telecom and of the Monegasque Association of Financial Activities and by Xavier Duchaine, President of DFCG Riviera.
This 4th edition gathered 140 DFCG Riviera members who could appreciate before the trophy presentation, the interventions of Stéphane Diagana, speaker and 400 m hurdles World Champion in 1997, 4x400 m relay World Champion in 2003, and Brother Marie Pâques of Lérins Abbey, author of a book of interviews, "In search of meaning."

Société Générale MONACO in collaboration with the CDE, organize a breakfast on Wednesday, June 11 on the following theme: "International Trade" - Focus on the international situation and its impact on the foreign exchange and the commodities. Process, secure and finance your import / export operations.

For furhter information, please contact directly Elisa Le Carreres: Email : This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - Tel : +377 93 15 57 25

During the Easter Promotion, Mr J ean-Luc Delcroix was named Chevalier of the Legion of Honor. Very involved in the life of Monaco, he was already a Knight of the National Order of Merit, Knight of the Order of Academic Palms, and Knight of the Order of Saint Charles. Director of the Monaco Post, officer of the branch of the Banque Postale in Monaco, he was CEO in the financial and banking sector, then special assistant to the French Ministry of Cooperation, before joining the Post for the management of strategy and planning services.

CIFA (Convention of Independent Financial Advisors) is holding its 12th International Forum at the Hermitage Hotel. The themes broached by thirty speakers who are all experts in financial professions will cover different aspects of the subject: New Standards for Wealth Managers.

Under the aegis of the CDE, 70 economic players met at the Automobile Club de Monaco for an Ambassador’s Lunch devoted to Morocco. The Moroccan Ambassador to Monaco, H.E. Mr. Chakib Benmoussa, was accompanied by Mr. Said Ibrahimi, Managing Director of Casablanca Finance City - a new financial centre with a pan-African vocation which has only just earned its stripes internationally. It is a platform dedicated to French-speaking Africa, that offers an ecosystem around 3 strategic targets: financial businesses, professional services, and regional headquarters of multinationals. It is a real financing and trade platform for the capital market in the French-speaking African region. CFC ranks in second place for Africa in the Financial Centres Index, after Johannesburg and before Mauritius. 43 international companies are already operating under its banner, and CFC has signed partnership agreements with Singapore, Luxembourg and the City.