There are differences between intermediated or “packaged” investments (life insurance, funds, savings plans, etc.) and direct investments in capital markets (ETFs, bonds, shares). Several independent studies indicate that the higher the annual fees, the lower the average medium and long-term returns of investment products. Annual fees for intermediated products are much higher than those for direct savings in securities. The impact of these fees in France has been especially significant for certain insurance
In 2021, assets placed in regulated savings accounts increased by 4.2 billion euros, reaching 274.4 billion euros, according to data compiled from nine banks by the Belgian financial newspaper L’Echo. This year, holdings of around $300.05 billion have been reached, for the first time exceeding the EUR 300 billion threshold. The continuing growth of saving
Lately, many shareholders in public limited companies have turned to the PanSlovenian Shareholders’ Association (VZMD) and stated that they have received various letters and very strange offers from IGOR ŠTEMBERGER, the CEO and owner of ILIRIKA bornz-posredniška družba, d.d. (a brokerage company). In certain cases, the offered prices for shares were extremely low. In others, they offered shareholders shares of the company ILIRIKA MOJA
The OECD has published a new edition of its research book Pensions at a Glance. The report highlights the pension reforms carried out by OECD countries over the last two years and how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected pensions. However, the problem goes far beyond the pandemic. The rapid ageing of society has altered pension systems in many countries, even halting some reforms. The
The European Union presented its new plan to renovate the structure of its stock markets. It’s the third wave of reforms since the project was launched six years ago. The EU has been working on the creation of a capital markets union (CMU), which has been affected by the UK’s departure after Brexit. One of
The Rutgers Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing opened applications for its 2022-2023 fellowship program: Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing J. Robert Beyster Fellowship, Louis O. Kelso Fellowship & Other Fellowships The Rutgers Institute for the Study of
BETTER FINANCE Member, VZMD (The Pan-Slovenian Shareholders’ Association), disputes the decision of MERCATOR General meeting allowing for an (unnecessary) recapitalisation by swapping a part of the debt which is due to the bankrupt AGROKOR (transferred to the FORTENOVA GROUP) and is thus paving the way to squeeze out the remaining 1284 minority shareholders. Last week,
The fifth edition of World Investor Week, an initiative of IOSCO, the International Organization of Securities Commissions, will take place From Monday 4 October to Sunday 10 October. World Investor Week 2021 aims to promote financial education and increase investor protection and will shine a spotlight on a range of initiatives in this area by
AEMEC, one of the Spanish member organisations of BETTER FINANCE, expresses concerns about the negative impact on individual shareholders of Spanish electricity companies of new tax measures targetting those companies currently being considered by the Spanish authorities. Please read the full press release in Spanish here. The English version can be found here.
Thanks to the stellar lineup of international and Slovenian speakers and panelists, you were numerous in attending the joint BETTER FINANCE and VZMD International Investors’ Conference in Bled, Slovenia on 13 September. Thank you for your enthusiastic participation! You were also joined by over 350 participants who followed the conference online, with live streaming on