29.01.2012
Business: Crackdown amid economic crisis and spike in metal thefts
The French government is strengthening laws on the buying and selling of precious metals in an effort to tighten regulations in the industry. It comes amid an alarming spike in jewellery heists in the Alpes-Maritimes and a surge in metal thefts throughout Europe.Read more … Tracking precious metal sellers
01.01.2012
Business Advertorial: RFP Director Yves Derrien talks 2012
As readers from Riviera Times know, RFP is a very transparent financial adviser and all comments on financial markets and articles can be checked during the months after they're published on our web site. We concluded our article in The Rivera Times January 2011 as follows: "Consequently, we remain very careful and we prefer to wait before investing again on stock markets".
In our monthly market analysis report from March 2011, when Eurostoxx 50 was reaching 2,949 and gold 1,429 USD per once, we were advising to sell stocks and buy gold. They respectively reached 2,219 and 1,586 (peaked at 1,826 beginning of September).
Future developments showed our forecasts were right.
Read more … Investing in the future
02.12.2011
Monaco: On the back of a deficit comes change
Minister of State Michel Roger and his ministers came to their first, televised meet-the-press engagement with a carefully prepared "modernisation" agenda that announced a number of new initiatives. Read more … New leader at SBM
01.12.2011
Business Advertorial: RFP Director Yves Derrien talks investments
Everybody has heard about savings, stocks or bonds. But banks are innovative, and many other products have been created throughout the years which can even be subscribed to French and Luxembourg life insurance policies. We would like to introduce you to 10 kinds of investments you are probably not too familiar with. Last month, we introduced the first five on our list. Here are the last five:Read more … 10 unusual financial products
01.11.2011
Business Advertorial: RFP Director Yves Derrien talks investments
Everybody has heard about savings, stocks or bonds, but banks are actually very innovative. We would like to introduce you to 10 types of investment you are probably not familiar with. Here are the first five. Next month, we will present the next five.Read more … 10 unusual financial products
27.10.2011
Shareholders miss out as group suffers with online gamble
A decision to withhold dividends for the fiscal 2010/2011 year was announced at the Société Des Bains de Mer (SBM)’s extraordinary general meeting, held last month on 9th September. The move was prompted by a previously-announced net loss of 17.3 million euros on a consolidated turnover of 361.7 million.Read more … No dividends for SBM
21.10.2011
Monaco: The new 'Banque Havilland' opening in Monaco
Luxembourg-based Banque Havilland has just finalised the acquisition of Dexia Private Bank Monaco SAM. Under its new name Banque Havilland (Monaco) SAM the bank will continue to operate out of the same premises (3-9 blvd des Moulins and 32-34 blvd Princesse Charlotte), with the focus on wealth management.Read more … New bank for Monaco’s wealthy
18.10.2011
Provence & Côte d'Azur: Switch to an international policy with minimum fuss only with ASN AG
Are you one of those globetrotters who has recently moved to new pastures and is now without adequate health insurance?
If you are, then you belong to a growing number of people demanding an international health and accident insurance policy that will simplify life for those working or living abroad, or who travel extensively.Read more … Free health cover transfer
18.10.2011
Provence & Côte d'Azur: Starting a business can be right up there with base jumping and shark diving in terms of dangerous pursuits
But there is a way to become self-employed without taking enormous risk. The auto entrepreneur system in France has simplified small businesses, and it can be the gateway that foreigners need to complete their dream.Read more … Have you got what it takes?
16.10.2011
Monaco: Government have revealed plans to reduce development plans
The Principality of Monaco will downsize development plans in a bid to balance the books within the next three years. Read more … Rigorous budgetary discipline
