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2015-06 interview-willems

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.

2015-06 DelacourGordon 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.

2015-06 CMB

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.

2015-06 interview-magnan

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.

2015-05 SacconeBased 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.

2015-05 DiserensBased 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.

2015-05 interview-bonnal

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.

2015-05 interview-narmino

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.

2015-04 interview-genta

H.E. Mrs Evelyne Genta does her utmost to assert all aspects of the Principality of Monaco: cultural, tourism and - perhaps above all - economic. She explains her mission in a few words.

2015-04-segemThe S.E.G.E.M (Société d’Exploitation et de Gestion des Entrepôts de Monaco) was established in 2012. In the extraordinary culturally dynamic setting the Principality of Monaco offers, and with the security and expertise of Monaco’s financial centre, it was decided to form a storage structure compatible with works of art in order to encourage the development of the art market in Monaco.
Meet Mr. Claude Valion, Vice-Chairman.

2015-04 interview-bindi

For fifteen years, Sergio Bindi has headed Compagnie de Gestion Privée Monégasque (CGM) where he is also Managing Director.
For two years, he has been an Advisor in the Board of the Monegasque Association of Financial Activities - AMAF –

2015-04 interview-campana

805,000 treatment forms, 60,000 medical opinions and 8,000 new employee registrations. Annual figures that make one’s head spin. But that is what is managed by Caisses Sociales de Monaco, whose Director, Jean-Jacques Campana, we met.

2015-03 Garino

The Economic and Social Council (ESC) is a consultative assembly which replaced the former Chambre Consultative du Commerce, de l’Industrie et des Intérêts fonciers et professionnels étrangers.  Its main functions are to provide advice on social, financial, tourism, commercial and industrial matters which generally affect the economic life of the country. We met its President, Mr. André Garino.

2015-03 Olivier-Mailliard

For the first time, in January 2015 the Caisse d’Epargne Côte d’Azur set up in Monaco, opening a business centre as a branch. Meet its manager, Mr. Olivier Mailliard.

2015-03 TubinoVanessa Tubino, a chartered accountant and auditor, set up in Monaco 10 years ago. For the past 4 years she has represented the Ernst & Young network in Monaco. Last November she organized a working breakfast on the theme “Trends and strategic implications of private wealth management. What impact on financial centres?” to which AMAF (Monegasque Association of Financial Activities) members were invited.

2015-02 ITW Ordioni-small

Managing Director of Edmond de Rothschild (Monaco), Hervé Ordioni has just been appointed President of the Monaco Financial Sector Promotion Commission within AMAF (Monegasque Association of Financial Activities). Meet him.