1st March is the International Day of Compliments… So BIG Compliment to my great Prisma Team, who enjoy the ride with me every day, who roll up the sleeves when we have to, who truly support each other on a daily basis, who go out of their way to exceed client expectations and who allow me to be the least important person in the company. You all rock and I could not do it without you. Thank you. CM

International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8 every year. At EY, our commitment towards gender equality is steadfast and central to our purpose of building a better working world. The EY Partners have the great pleasure to invite you to our next BAM Club event about Women Leadership in Banking, Asset Management and Asset Servicing. At EY, our commitment towards gender equality is steadfast and central to our purpose of building a better working world. Let’s all celebrate the progress made, but let’s also recognize there is a lot more to do. Please join us for a panel discussion on women leadership in banking, asset management and asset servicing.

This event is open to both women and men.

Sponsor: Isabelle Nicks – Partner, D&I Responsible, EY

Panel Moderator: R.J. Donofrio – Senior Manager, EY

Panelists:

• Carole Miltgen – Entrepreneur and CEO of her company, Prisma
• Vanessa Roger Grüneklee – Head of Investment Management and Distribution Change, Schroder Investment Management
• Chris Skelton – Head of Continental Europe Institutional Services, Fidelity International
• Sandrine De Vuyst – Head of Private Banking, ING

https://www.ey.com/lu/en/newsroom/events_general-overview-events?fbclid=IwAR3Kybj9xqBYuv2bJYWOlVFslYlnPEeLMM05uWyGUNsQrTLJDAlVCU9vA-g

As foreign affairs minister Jean Asselborn said: “I don’t know what’s going to happen on 29 March. But there’s so much at stake in the EU and for the UK. We’ve really got to find a conclusion, which isn’t destructive but positive.”

http://delano.lu/d/detail/news/luxembourg-companies-prepare-no-deal-brexit/202832

“It is necessary to rethink the ways of recognizing the talent of an employee and above all, to do it other than by management. This will avoid indefinite layers of managers that make decision-making more complex…

…Everything is a matter of process. This extreme procedureization I explain by an ideology of fear. Today we are afraid of everything, we do not want to be responsible, we want to protect ourselves. The risk is very often seen as a threat, very rarely as an opportunity.
The processes paralyze the actions.”

http://paperjam.lu/news/il-y-a-du-bon-dans-les-process

Happy Chinese New Year! May it be successful and peaceful for all of you.

[Pig is the twelfth in the 12-year cycle of Chinese zodiac sign.
Pig is not thought to be a smart animal in China. It likes sleeping and eating and becomes fat. Thus it usually features laziness and clumsiness. On the positive side, it behaves itself, has no plan to harm others, and can bring affluence to people. Consequently, it has been regarded as wealth.]

If you see children with lanterns on the side of the road, singing “Léiwer Härrgottsblieschen…” it can only mean one thing: It is Liichtmëssdag! The kids’ mission is to bring you light in exchange for some sweets!
Liichtmëssdag takes place each year on 2nd February.

Grown-ups: Please look out for the children and don’t forget to make pancakes for them when they come home, because this too is a tradition on the second day of the second month of the year!

A spokesman for the National Commission for Data Protection (CNPD), the body that enforces GDPR rules in Luxembourg, told Delano on 29 January that: “The CNPD has received 351 complaints since 25 May.” Just over half of complaints (193) were lodged after 28 September, meaning the number of grievances slowed slightly at the end of last year.

http://delano.lu/d/detail/news/data-complaints-doubled-after-gdpr-watchdog/201632

JUNIOR ADMINISTRATIVE and PERSONAL ASSISTANT

Full-time job

The Administrative Assistant works alongside the team at Prisma, ensuring an efficient, timely, accurate and pro-active handling of all designated administration related tasks. This may involve coordination of multiple tasks simultaneously and working under time pressure.

The PRISMA Administrative Assistant reports into the Office Team Manager and works closely with the Project Management Team and the CEO as required.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform day to day administrative tasks as required
• Perform day to day PA tasks as required
• Interact with external service providers and administrators
• Devising and maintaining office systems, including data management and filing
• Preparation of meeting minutes, agenda’s, PPT presentations  
• Dealing with vendor cost collation, verification and payment 
• Arranging travel
• Screening phone calls, inquiries and requests, and handling them when appropriate
• Meeting and greeting visitors at all levels of seniority
• Organizing and maintaining diaries and making appointments
• Dealing with incoming mail, often corresponding on behalf of the CEO
• Perform tasks related to client projects as requested by the project managers

PLANNING:

• Regular contact with various parties (Project Manager, team leader, CEO) for instructions on required tasks and expectations
• Keep schedules/ Status sheets updated with actual dates for tasks completed
• Learn and follow Prisma processes/ practices
• Maintain necessary records & files for efficient operation.

INVOICING:

• Assist in the preparation of projects for invoicing, collate costs from vendors, allocate the costs to jobs (Internal database and other providers)
• Develop and maintain invoicing procedure (long term)
• Log vendor costs / payments in database

OTHER:

• Anticipate & expect to be flexible and perform new tasks as the Administrative Assistant role changes
• Languages: English, French, German

Please send your CV and covering letter to:

hr@prisma.lu

We receive a lot of positive feedback, about our in-house marketing material combined with the question “who does that for you?”. Well, we do it all in-house!

The good news is that going forward you can pick our brain about design as we will extend our service offering to include marketing extravaganza.

So if you want to benefit from our branding ideas, feel free to contact us any time with any requests that you might have. PRISMA – a spectrum of services.

“If you do take time to reflect on your busy life, bear in mind that the solution may not necessarily be about how you manage your time, but rather how you manage your relationships with others.”

http://delano.lu/d/detail/news/obsessed-being-busy-historical-perspective-may-help-you-out/199760