A press conference and the presentation of report entitled »Private Pensions: The Real Returns«took place yesterday late afternoon at the premises of the Brussels Press Club. The report has been prepared by the European Federation of Financial Services Users (EuroFinUse-Better Finance).
After being actively involved in the activities of the Slovenian business delegation, whose business trip to an important Russian region Yaroslavl was organised by the Public Agency SPIRIT Slovenia, and after having attended the Annual Meeting and Conference of the World Federation of Investors (WFI) in Vienna, the VZMD President Mr Kristjan Verbič, MSc, also visited Brussels where he was attending the Conference as a Board Member of EuroFinUse. Mr Verbič visited Brussels in the framework of this year's seventh tour of the international business-investment programmes of the PanSlovenian Shareholder's Association (VZMD): Invest to Slovenia (investo.si) and International Investors` Network (invest-to.net).
Yesterday, directly upon his arrival from Vienna, Mr Verbič, MSc, visited the EuroFinUse premises where he was received by the Managing Director Guillaume Prache and his work colleagues. Mr Prache presented this important report together with the EuroFinUse President Mr Jean Berthon. More than 50 representatives of the European Commission, The European Parliament, insurance associations, funds, banks, stock exchanges, pension boards, savings councils, institutions and committees attended the Conference which was, apart from numerous journalists, also attended by the representatives of the Pan-European Issuers Association (EuropeanIssuers). EuroFinUse as well as VZMD have already successfully cooperated with EuropeanIssuers several times.
As in Vienna, the VZMD President also on this occasion informed the eminent participants and media representatives about the recent events related to the shocking expropriation of shareholders and bondholders of the Slovenian Banks, and about the letter which has recently been sent by VZMD to some distinguished international financial institutions.
Other Related International Activities:
Slovenian Constitutional Court acknowledges the legal interest of 293 initiators united by VZMD who demanded a constitutional review of the Banking Act (Ljubljana, January 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)
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)
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)
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