The President of the Pan-Slovenian Shareholders' Association Kristjan Verbič, MA, concluded his official meetings in Madrid by visiting one of the most distinguished and influential law firms Cremades & Calvo-Sotelo. Representatives of the World Federation of Investors (WFI) and International Financial Litigation Network (IFLN), on Friday concluded the joint section of both meetings by having gala reception and dinner. On this occasion, more than 40 participants gave speeches, and they presented their activities and views on the possibilities of cooperation. VZMD President stressed, in a memorable speech, an exceptional importance of the parallel WFI and IFLN sessions, and the possibilities of further cooperation between small shareholders and individual investors, on a global as well as on a national level, and he also pointed out that the inclusion of respectable and influential law firms is inevitable. Mr. Verbič expressed his support for implementation of Class Action to European Legislation, because this legal regulation has proved to be effective in the USA and in Netherlands.
Last week Mr. Verbič, MA, as a Slovenian representative, attended Tuesday's Founding General Meeting of the International Financial Litigation Network, and within its framework he exchanged views with the founding members and the most visible law-firm representatives from Austria, Brazil, Italy, Luxembourg, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Turkey, Great Britain, and the USA.
On Wednesday Mr. Verbič attended Annual General Meeting of the World Federation of Investors (WFI), he also visited the Spanish Congress, where he met the President of the Congress, Mr. Jesús Posada, and while visiting the ancient city of Toledo on Wednesday, VZMD President also spoke with the City Mayor Mr. Emiliano García-Page Sánchez.
On Thursday VZMD President at the Central Bank of Spain attended - along with the main protagonists of the lawsuit against the Central Bank of Spain, filed in the name of 347,000 deceived small shareholders, who have been the wronged party in the dispute with Bankia national bank – a discussion about the future of Central Banks in the European Union, and their relevance. The participants of the discussion were supported by furious demonstrators who, after their departure, expressed huge satisfaction with the legal action which was, among others, also brought against the Central Bank of Spain, and the action was instituted by Law Firm Cremades & Calvo-Sotelo.
As usually, suitable provisions have also been made on this occasion, ensuring successful presentations of companies, institutions and investment projects included in the VZMD international business-investment programmes.
After some successful presentations in Astana, Almaty, Baku, Brussels, Bucharest, Vienna, Kiev, Ljubljana, Moscow, New Delhi, Tokyo and Zagreb, there will be at least a few more presentations carried out next month in Moscow, Vienna and Cape Town.
VZMD is pleased to invite all who would like to take part in their activities to contact investo.si VZMD programme coordinator by phone 031 770 771, or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Other Related International Activities:
MOSCOW – At the Slovenian Embassy about a joint investors' conference in the fall – an arrangement between the Russian Federation of Investors, VZMD and the Slovenian Embassy (Moscow, June 2013)
KAZAKHSTAN – a successful visit of the Slovenian business delegation in Kazakhstan – strong interest displayed in the international investors' programs of the PanSlovenian Shareholders' Association (VZMD): investo.si and investo.international (Astana, Almaty, June 2013)
WORLD BANK – President of VZMD and EuroFinUse Board Member speaker of the first panel at the international conference about audit reform and the importance of audit committees (Bucharest, June 2013)
VIDEO REPORT – Variegated happening at the 19th financial fair KAPITAL 2013 at Cankar Hall, along two-day presentation of the international investors' programs and the lecture of VZMD President (Ljubljana, April 2013)
INDIA – visit of Slovenian government and business delegation – on the basis of Memorandum between ICPE and VZMD international investors' programs investo.si and investo.international also present (New Delhi, February 2013)
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO REPORT of "International Conference on Benefits and Challenges of Public Private Partnerships for improving Energy Efficiency" – key statements of prominent participants (Ljubljana, October, 2012)
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO REPORT from Slovenian - Azerbaijani Business Forum in Baku (Baku, January, 2013)
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO REPORT - Investors' week and the view of business potentials and investment opportunities during the visit of distinguished international guests at the Slovenian coast (Postojna, Koper, Piran, September, 2012)
VIDEO REPORT "Ljubljana declaration" – historic decision on unification of 50 organizations of shareholders and investors under one association and VZMD award »Polet«for »Model corporate governance in multinational corporation«to Gorenje company (Ljubljana, September 21, 2012)
Gala reception and dinner before International Conference on financial education and investors` exposition »investo Expo« (Ljubljana, September 19, 2012)
VIDEO REPORT - International Conference at the Brussels Stock Exchange Stimulated Investors' Representatives and Institutions to Participate at the Investors' Week 2012 in September in Slovenia(Brussels, March 2012)
"Slovenian Day at the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE)" Exceptional Interest of Funds, Investors, and the Financial Media for Slovenian Companies and Its Investment Environment - The Introduction of investo.si - Invest to Slovenia's Newly Founded Affiliate, investo.me - Invest to Montenegro (Warsaw, October 2011)
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