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Organized by the Monegasque National SEPA Committee in the presence of Mr Jean Castellini, Government Counsellor for Finance and Economic Affairs, and Mr Philippe Ortelli, President of the Monegasque Employers Federation, the conference has a specific purpose: alert Monegasque companies on the urgency to migrate their current means of payment to SEPA payment instruments (transfers and european debits) for those who have not yet done it.
It is reminded that the deadline for compliance is 1 February 2014.
* SEPA: Single Euro Payments Area www.sepafrance.fr
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On Monday, the accounting firms of Mr Claude Palmero and Mr Claude Tomatis organized a conference at the Hotel Meridien in partnership with the AMAF, led by PricewaterhouseCoopers associates. After an introduction by Mr Jean Castellini, Government Counsellor for Finance and Economic Affairs, the subjects of tomorrow IFRS and tax and regulatory news have been handled. Isabelle ROSABRUNETTO, Delegate for Financial Affairs, Director of Budget and Treasury, also intervened before a conclusion on the evolution of prudential rules, and IT security in the banking sector. This event has attracted great interest from the many participants.
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After a successful first edition last year, KeeSystem ® renews its participation in Invest'Tour Monaco on November 15 in partnership with Voxia, the organizer of Invest'13. The event will bring together independent asset managers and family offices to help them discover the Monegasque financial center. The goal is to provide asset managers offer and know-how specific to the Principality of Monaco and allow them to get in touch with local businesses meeting their needs.
Invest'13, similar event in Suisse Romande, was held in Geneva in September 2013.
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The initiative dates back to 2007. Its partners - the Monaco Department of Employment, the Monegasque Financial Activities Association, and the Institut Bancaire de Formation (IBF) in Nice – created the first vocational sandwich course diploma specific to the Principality – a Bac+2 (baccalaureate + 2 years) equivalent. While the 8th class was just starting the new term, on 18 September a graduation ceremony was held for the students of the 2012/2013 class. Nine out of a total of ten students have validated their course: they are led to follow the career path started by their predecessors, 80% of whom found their first job in Monaco. The evening of 18 September was also marked by the presence of a Chinese university delegation accompanied by Mr. Pu Guoquan, vice-chancellor of Tianfu University in the city of Chengdu. A first class of 25 students from this university have in fact followed the same course, therefore in particular attending lectures given by Monaco bankers. The Monegasque financial centre is not seeking Chinese employees yet. Having graduated, 17 of the young people trained via the Monaco DEES consequently have the vocation for enabling the development of private banks in China.
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This appointment directed to the clients of Banque Postale was held in the premises of the Automobile Club.
After the welcoming words of Mr Jean-Luc Delcroix, Director of the postal network in Monaco, Mr Rachid Medjaoui, Deputy Director of the Banque Postale Management, gave an overview of the equities and bonds markets through the world. An attentive audience participated in this conference.
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The European Society for Banking and Financial Law of Monaco, and the Henri Capitant Monaco Association, both of which were the organising bodies, gave this day of reflection the theme Banks and Ethics.
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On 8 October, the Strategic Council for Attractiveness - SCA – held a plenary session on the occasion of which the 2012-2013 annual report was presented, in the presence of State Minister H.E. Michel Roger, Government Ministers and members of the Strategic Council.
The committee chairpersons highlighted the positive outcome and reviewed the work accomplished. Jean-Claude Zeitoun, representative of Nice Côte d'Azur Chamber of Commerce and Industry, then presented a study on the urban commercial planning of boulevard des Moulins.
Moreover, the Finance Committee chaired by Mr. Anthony Stent-Torriani gave a certain number of pieces of advice, including:
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On 17 September, Maître Thomas Giaccardi, Counsel for the Defence at Monaco Court of Appeal, organised a conference on the theme of electronic evidence. The audience was thus able to listen to a speech by Mrs. Rozen Le Bohec-Icyk, manager of the civil law department at Giaccardi Avocats, on the subject of “Electronic evidence in Monegasque law”. Then Mrs. Valérie de Blecker, polytechnic engineer specialised in multimedia/internet technologies, and functional and technical expert for the French courts, addressed “ The role of experts in electronic evidence”. Lastly, Mrs. Natalie Fricero, University of Nice professor and director of the Institute of Legal Studies, concluded with “Evidence and the European Convention of Human Rights”.
