On 31 October, a select group of people convened in the offices of a small Genevan fiduciary company located in Rue de la Corraterie, a stone's throw from the River Rhône. They included Jacques Perrot, the former president of the Banque Cantonale de Genève, and Caroline Freymond (née Berthout van Berchem), the widow of the wealth manager Eric Freymond, who died four months ago amid accusations by former clients, including the Hermès heir Nicolas Puech, that he had misappropriated their assets (see
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Hermès heir's late wealth manager hid millions in Dubai
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By Philippe Vasset
Up until his death this July, the Swiss wealth manager Eric Freymond had been secretly transferring the accounts of his clients, who included the Hermès heir Nicolas Puech, to the United Arab Emirates. Some of the money in those accounts has since disappeared.
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