Brussels, June 4, 2012

The VZMD President, Kristjan Verbič, and the VZMD Secretary General, Sarah Kavšek, attended the specially-called joint Board Meeting of the European Federation of Financial Services Users (EuroFinuse) and the Organization of European Shareholders Associations (Euroshareholders).  Besides the VZMD representatives, other distinguished members: the President of both Euroshareholders and  EuroFinuse, Jella Benner-Heinacher, the Vice-President of Euroshareholders and EuroFinuse, Jan Maarten Slagter, the Vice-President of EuroFinuse, Jean Berthon, Board Members of EuroFinuse - Paul Coenen, Christiane Hoelz, François Perrin-Pelletier – Board Members of Euroshareholders - Bolli Hedinsson, Paul Huybrechts, Aldo Sicurani, Henning Wegener – and the General Director of EuroFinuse and Secretary General of  Euroshareholders, Guillaume Prache.

At the meeting, the representatives discussed the possibility of having a more intensive partnership and the option of merging the two reputable European organizations, EuroFinuse and Euroshareholders.  It was also decided that the organizations will present the resolution at the General Meeting, which will mark the first time that the meetings will take place concurrently in Ljubljana through Investors’ Week, which will be organized by the VZMD – Pan-Slovenian Shareholders’ Association in collaboration with its investo.si – Invest to Slovenia program.

The Investors’ Week will comprise of over 100 representatives and over 50 national associations of investors and shareholders, including members of EuroFinuse – European Federation of Financial Services Users, Euroshareholders – European Organization of Shareholders Associations, and the WFI – World Federation of Investors Corporation, which together just in Europe embody over 4 million individual investors and shareholders, making it the world’s largest international meeting of investors’ representatives. 



Other Notable International Activities:

Investors' Representatives Discuss the Up-Coming Investors' Week (Ljubljana, May 2012)

WFI President, Jean-Pierre Paelinck, Lectures in Seoul, South Korea (South Korea, May 2012)

VIDEO REPORT - investo.si and VZMD Actively Participate at the Ljubljana Stock Exchange's Slovene Capital Market Day 2012 for the Third Year (Ljubljana, April 2012)

VIDEO REPORT - Kapital 2012 - Active Participation of the VZMD, investo.si, investo.international (Ljubljana, April 2012)

VIDEO REPORT - Prominent Participants of Two Key International Conferences in Bled, India and Slovenia as Business Partners and CloudForum, Show Interest in the Investors’ Week in September in Slovenia (Bled, March 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)

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS from the Euroshareholders & VZMD Award Ceremony, Holiday Party, and Announcement of the World's Largest Meeting of Investors' Representatives in 2012 in Slovenia (Ljubljana, December 2011)

VIDEO REPORT - The Arrival of the President of the WFIC - World Federation of Investors Corporation, Who Will Announce the Largest Meeting of Investors' Representatives, Which the VZMD Will Organize Next Year in Slovenia, and the Recipients of the "Most Shareholder Friendly" and "Courageous Market Steps" Awards, Which Will Be Presented to the CEOs of Mercator and Nova KBM at the VZMD Reception Ceremony (Ljubljana, December 2011)

Very Successful Visit of the AEMEC Conference and at the Headquarters of Santander Bank in Madrid (Madrid, November 2011)

EUROSHAREHOLDERS General Assembly - Slovenia voted as Member of the Board; Russia and EFES Accepted as Associate Members; General Secretary, President, and Vice-Presidents Elected to Another Term; Next Assembly to Be Held in Slovenia (The Hague, October 2011)

The World Federation of Investors' Corporation (WFIC) General Meeting in Warsaw - Next Year the WFIC GM Will Be in Ljubljana; The Newly Established Affiliate of investo.si - Invest to Slovenia, investo.me - Invest to Montenegro, Was Elected as a New Association Member (Warsaw, October 2011)

"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)