November 17-19, 2010 Paris, France The Annual Meeting of WFIC took place in Paris on November 17-19, 2010. Aldo Sicurani, Secrétaire Général of Fédération Française des Clubs d’/Investissement, was our host. Aldo, NYSE/Euronext, and Paris provided a wonderful environment for meetings and networking. In addition to celebrating the continued growth in membership, WFIC members unanimously elected recently retired Euroshareholder Secretary General Jean-Pierre Paelinck as Secretary General of the WFIC. Aldo Sicurani was unanimously elected Treasurer of WFIC. Individual members presented new investor education resources and a schedule was adopted for developing a basic curriculum. Members embraced the continuation of interactions with public companies as part of the educational objective.
October 21-23, 2009 Brussels, Belgium The Joint WFIC and Euroshareholders meetings took place in Brussels on October 21st-23rd. WFIC hosted a dinner the first evening, which was followed by two very enriching days of conferences which focused on the matters crucial to investors. During the WFIC Board Meeting new officers were elected and a Future Strategy focused on investor education was approved. The highlight of the joint meetings was a final dinner honoring retiring Euroshareholder Secretary General Jean-Pierre Paelinck.
June 19, 2008 Ljubljana, Slovenia Euroshareholders General Assembly & invesTo.si VZMD - PanSlovenian Shareholders Association organized a conference in Ljubljana, 19th to 22nd of June 2008. The program included the Euroshareholders General Assembly and Slovenian economy presentations. All WFIC members were invited.
October 21-23, 2009 Brussels, Belgium The Joint WFIC and Euroshareholders meetings took place in Brussels on October 21st-23rd. WFIC hosted a dinner the first evening, which was followed by two very enriching days of conferences which focused on the matters crucial to investors. During the WFIC Board Meeting new officers were elected and a Future Strategy focused on investor education was approved. The highlight of the joint meetings was a final dinner honoring retiring Euroshareholder Secretary General Jean-Pierre Paelinck.
June 11-13, 2009 Warsaw, Poland From June 11th to June 13th, 2009 WFIC members attended the Euroshareholders’ meeting in Warsaw, which was hosted by Polish Shareholders Association. The official part of the meeting was held at the premises of the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Special presentations were given by Ms. Lidia Adamska, a member of the Warsaw Stock Exchange Management Board and Przemyslaw Kwiecien, a chief economist of X –Trade Brokerage House. The participants learned about the high potential of a Polish stock market and the current economic situation in Poland. The official part of the meeting was followed by a superb cultural tour of Warsaw and Krakow. Elegant lunches and dinners were good opportunities to exchange views and establish new contacts.
June 19, 2008 Ljubliana, Slovenia Euroshareholders General Assembly & invesTo.si VZMD - PanSlovenian Shareholders Association organized a conference in Ljubliana, 19th to 22nd of June 2008. The program included the Euroshareholders General Assembly and Slovenian economy presentations. All WFIC members were invited.
September 17, 2008 Sao Paulo, Brazil This WFIC Congress took place in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 17-21 September 2008. Investors from all around the world were invited to participate. Many professional investors consider Brazil to be one of the most interesting stock investment opportunities in the world.
Participants: Brazil, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Japan, Sweden, USA.