From the 1^st to 3^rd of October, Milan, Italy, was the venue of the annual general meeting and conference of the World Federation of Investors (WFI), which was also attended by Mr. Kristjan Verbič representing the Republic of Slovenia. The gathered representatives of investors from 25 countries in two days addressed the current problem areas and topics, such as financial literacy focused on the young, implications of the economic crisis for investments, banking systems, situation on the emerging markets, etc. Likewise, the situation and opportunities in each of the Member States and their significant ongoing legal proceedings to protect investors were presented. Here the WFI has closely collaborated also with the International Financial Litigation Network, representatives of investors associations (IFLN), with which also VZMD has fruitfully collaborated.

The prominent international federation - with an almost 40-year tradition - WFI brings toghether over 60 national associations of investors and shareholders from all over the globe, and VZMD became the full member in Sao Paolo, Brazil in 2007. VZMD has ever since managed to win the organization of the annual general meeting in Slovenia. The first meeting took placein 2008 (VIDEO), upon establishment of the Invest to Slovenia program and together with the first investor conference investo.si (VIDEO), whereas the second meeting took place in 2012 (VIDEO), and was the largest meeting of representatives of investors and shareholders on a global scale »Investors' Week« (VIDEO). It was the first time for the annual general meetings of three international associations, apart from WFI also EuroInvestors and Euroshareholders, to take place at one venue concurrently. 

Upon conclusion of the official part of the meeting, the WFI representatives visited the EXPO Milan 2015, where VZMD has managed to include the special visit to the Slovenian pavilion in the program and thus continue the fruitful collaboration with SPIRIT Slovenia, which hosted the WFI delegation.