Anglo Swiss Chamber of Commerce Event

Wednesday, 12th March 2008, Geneva (Geneva Chapter)

Luncheon addressed by The Earl of Home CVO CBE, Chairman of RBS Coutts Bank Ltd

Is Big Beautiful?

Size matters! This notion may be put to the test sooner than we think in these early years of the 21st century. The economies of huge countries like China and India take on a new significance and, according to some forecasts, may soon even overtake modern economic giants like the USA, Japan and the European Union.

But what size is viable? And on what does it depend? Is Scotland, for example, too small to be in Europe? Is Citigroup too big? Is Europe too big?

These and other fascinating questions will be addressed by a speaker of considerable business experience who leads one of the great names in British banking. He is also an active member of the House of Lords whose public speeches are widely acknowledged for their eloquence and wit.

He is the scion of one of the leading families in Scotland and the son of the late British Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home. He inherited the title of the 15th Earl of Home in 1995. Lord Home was appointed Chairman of Coutts & Co in 1999 and became Chairman of Coutts Bank (Switzerland) Ltd. a year later. He is also a director of Douglas & Angus Estates in Scotland and Governor of the Ditchley Foundation in England.

Grand Hotel Kempinski, Geneva

Kindly sponsored by
Barclays Bank (Suisse) SA,
RBS Coutts,
Lloyds TSB Bank Plc,
PricewaterhouseCoopers AG
Withers LLP


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Anglo Swiss Chamber of Commerce Event

Thursday, 6th March 2008, Geneva (Geneva L&T Chapter)

What you must know about a fraudster and the ABC of fraud prevention

Speakers : John Ederer and Philippe Fleury

Fraud and misconduct can significantly damage an organization’s reputation, bank balance and share price, and even threaten its very existence. It is business critical for companies to have in place comprehensive and effective mechanisms to prevent, deter, detect, and minimize the impact of wrong doing.

Business leaders around the world are acutely aware that they must address fraud and fraud prevention initiatives – whether because regulations require it or their organizations survival depends on it.

Yet, implementing a comprehensive and integrated approach to fraud risk management across the enterprise remains a significant challenge. Effective fraud risk management provides an organization with tools to manage fraud and misconduct risk in a manner that meets regulatory requirements
as well as the entity’s business needs and market-place expectations.

John Ederer, Deputy Head of Forensic at KPMG Switzerland, qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1984 and became a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales in 1994. He has been a member of the Swiss Treuhand Kammer (Wirtschaftsprüfung) since 1997. John is also a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners of the USA since 2004 and of the management board of the Switzerland Chapter since 2005. John was born in London and has lived in Switzerland for approximately twenty years. Before joining KPMG he was an independent forensic consultant, prior to that a CFO at a telecom entity having started in Switzerland at another big four professional services provider.

Philippe Fleury, Attorney-at-law, Head of Forensic Western Switzerland. He has many years of experience in anti-money laundering services, financial services and compliance law. Philippe Fleury is a former head of section at the Anti-money Laundering Control Authority and a Financial Expert at the IMF.

Good fraud risk management - what does it look like?

16.00 Registration
16.30 - 18.30 Seminar
18.30 - 20.00 Cocktails

Hotel Beau Rivage, Geneva

Kindly sponsored by
KPMG


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