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Day: 15 September 2026

Monaco and 19 firms shortlisted for Citywealth awards

by: Cassandra Tanti
15/09/2026

Monaco’s private wealth sector is up for international recognition, with the Principality shortlisted for the IFC of the Year 2027 title and 19 local firms nominated across three categories at the Citywealth International Financial Centre Awards. The shortlist has been published by the awards’ judges and the public vote is now open, giving the global private wealth industry until 20th November to have its say.

Run by Citywealth and founded by its chief executive, Karen Jones, the IFC Awards recognise the achievements of firms and individuals in private wealth across the world’s major international financial centres. The public vote counts for 10% of the final result, with the remaining 90% decided by an independent panel of senior industry judges.

Law Firm of the Year – Monaco

The nominees are CMS Monaco, Donald Manasse Law Offices, Etude Mullot, Etude Régis Bergonzi, the Law Offices of Jean-Charles S. Gardetto and Zabaldano Advocates.

Legal Advisory Firm – Monaco

Shortlisted in this category are Groom Hill, Harpers Legal, HFW Monaco, Interlaw Monaco, Square Services and Tempest Legal.

Private Bank of the Year – Monaco

The contenders are Banque Richelieu, Barclays Private Bank, CFM Indosuez, Edmond de Rothschild, Julius Baer, Moncrief Private Bank and Société Générale Private Banking.

How to vote, and what’s next

The public vote is open until 20th November on the Citywealth website. The winners will be announced at the Citywealth IFC Awards 2027 gala dinner on 26th January 2027 at The Biltmore Mayfair on Grosvenor Square in London, hosted by BBC News presenter Rich Preston.

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Photo: Régis Bergonzi from Etude Régis Bergonzi with Karen Jones, CEO of Citywealth. Source: Citywealth

Creative expression in the Principality: The 2026/2027 Pavillon Bosio public workshops

by: Virginia D’Umas
15/09/2026

The Pavillon Bosio – École Supérieure d’Arts Plastiques will open its doors for the 2026/2027 public art workshops, running from 5th October through 29th May 2027. 

Led by practicing artists and specialist tutors, these sessions are designed for children, teenagers, and adults looking to build technical skills, explore new mediums, or refine their creative expression. New for this term is a dedicated Tuesday painting class tailored for sixth-formers, undergraduates, and adults of all abilities.

Shaping the next generation

In the ceramics studio at the Pavillon Bosio, children aged seven to eighteen can dive headfirst into the tactile realities of clay, learning the nuances of modelling, moulding, and glazing under the guidance of Jeffrey Haines. Across town at the Foyer Sainte Dévote Annexe, Marine Gambardella will steer younger participants through the fundamentals of drawing and art history, pairing imaginative exercises with rigorous explorations of proportion and perspective. These tightly capped groups—twelve for ceramics, twenty for drawing—ensure that instruction remains intensely personal.

Adult apprenticeships in medium and material

For adults and undergraduates, the curriculum reads like a masterclass in traditional and contemporary craft. The ceramics department, led by Jeffrey Haines alongside master technician Jean-Sylvain Marchessou, will offer rigorous pathways from introductory throwing to advanced form-building. Nearby, the printmaking and bookbinding ateliers will preserve vanishing arts. Laure Fissore will introduce students to the intricate friction of woodcut and drypoint, while Sophie Sediri will initiate participants into the quiet, exacting world of leatherbound volumes, marbled papers, and contemporary bradel structures.

New horizons on the easel

Painting and drawing command a significant share of the weekly timetable, anchored this season by a brand-new Tuesday painting class designed specifically for sixth-formers, undergraduates, and adults of all skill levels. Sandrine Flury and Laure Fissore will guide students through the heavy lifting of colour theory, light, and chromatic mixing, while Yannick Cosso will secure the drawing sessions with rigorous studies in portraiture and life drawing across venues like the accessible Espace Lamartine.

The practicalities of practice

Engaging with the arts in the Principality requires a touch of administrative timing. Pre-registrations for the upcoming term run from 7th to 11th September 2026, with confirmation letters dispatching from 28th September ahead of final payments on 12th October. 

For those unable to commit to a full academic year, seasonal practical workshops offer intensive bursts of making throughout the holidays and into June.

Detailed schedules, registration forms, and enrolment guidelines remain accessible directly through the Pavillon Bosio platform under the public workshops rubric.

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Photo credit: Mairie de Monaco