Finance Monthly January 2020 Edition

24 www.finance-monthly.com FINANCE & BUSINESS - INVESTMENT SERVICES Philippe Bens has over 25 years of experience in asset servicing. After graduating from a Business University, he began his career at a top- tier Luxembourg bank and after two years, moved to Bank Indosuez Luxembourg to work as a fund administration manager. In 1994, he was appointed Head of Depositary and Custody Bank and six years later, he became Senior Project Manager for Fastnet Luxembourg, where he was in charge of customer communication flows. In 2002, Philippe was promoted to Business Development Director for Switzerland, Benelux, Scandinavia and the Middle East and six years later, in 2008, he moved to Switzerland to become the Managing Director of CACEIS, where he is in charge of all operational activities and business development with a specific focus on real estate. With the creation of the CACEIS Bank Switzerland Branch in Nyon in 2015, his role changed to Country Managing Director and Head of Regional coverage for all CACEIS activities in Switzerland. We caught up with Philippe to find out more about CACEIS’ Swiss Branch and the most frequent problems that the investors they work with face. INVESTMENT SERVICES Philippe Bens, Country Managing Director & Head of Regional Coverage Switzerland of CACEIS Contact: Philippe Bens Web: https://www.caceis.com Email: philippe.bens@caceis.com Tel: +41 58 261 28 31 EXPERT INSIGHT: