Insight into Discussion of FIC Online Conference on Digitalization
On June 2, FIC organized online Conference on Digitalization titled: ‘’Digitalization in Serbian Regulations: Possibilities and Limitations’’. Interest of both members and state institutions was high. The event attracted around 100 FIC members and gathered 15 representatives of the 7 state and Government institutions to discuss with FIC Committee chairpersons challenges and benefits of digitalization…
Joint Initiative on Company Law
On February 18, together with AmCham and NALED, FIC provided to the Economy Ministry the comments related to the amendments on the Company Law which is planned for September 2021 aiming to improve the position of Serbia on the Doing Business List. The three associations outlined that the Company Law, as a systemic Law, should…
LC President Zivkovski for Politika on Funds
In a text in Politika daily on June 10, Legal Committee President Igor Zivkovski explained the novelties brought by the Draft Law on Alternative Investment Funds. He said that the draft introduces for the first time in Serbian legal system the alternative funds collecting money from the investors with the purpose of investment in other…
Legal Committee Leadership Elected
Legal Committee re-elected leadership in electronic voting on June 8-9. Partner at Zivkovic Samardzic Law Office Igor Zivkovski was re-elected as Committee President, while Legal Expert at OTP Bank Serbia Jelena Vukic-Suljagic was re-elected as Committee Vice President. We therefore use this opportunity to express our deepest gratitude to both Igor and Jelena for accepting…
Legal Committee President for NIN on Beneficial Owners
In an opinion article for NIN weekly, FIC Legal Committee President Igor Zivkovski drew attention to the problems in the implementation of the Law on Central Evidence on Beneficial Owners and presented the main changes its amendments are expected to bring. In a text published on October 17, he in particular outlined that the problems…
Legal Committee VP for Svet osiguranja
In an interview for Svet osiguranja magazine published on Oct 31, Legal Committee Vice President Jelena Vukic-Suljagic welcomed the results of FIC initiatives regarding the laws on alternative investment funds and open investment funds with public offering. “We are glad to see that some of the key FIC proposals were adopted – for example the…
Meeting on Bailiffs’ Charges
On May 27, we had a second meeting dedicated to the charges of public bailiffs, in particular for the telecommunication companies. Meeting with the Bailiffs’ Chamber is a part of our efforts in standardizing the practice related to the charges of the bailiffs for enforcement of the debts to the telco operators 2007-2012. Main issue…
Meeting on Company Law
On August 4, FIC had a successful meeting with the Economy Ministry regarding Draft Law on Business Companies, where Ministry informed that the majority of FIC proposals on this draft were adopted. Assistant Minister of Economy Dusan Vuckovic said that 6 out of 8 FIC comments were fully or partially adopted, and that the Law…
Meeting on Digitalization Initiative
On April 20, a meeting was held with the Government on the FIC initiative for digitalization of financial services and digital identity. At the meeting gathering NBS, Telco Ministry and the Delivery Unit of the Prime Minister, it was concluded that the initiative already brought significant results. Out of the recommendations for 6 high priority…
Meetings on Digitalization in Finances
In January, FIC held three meetings with the Government’s Delivery Unit and competent ministries, authorities and state bodies to discuss the digitalization of financial services. It came after FIC launched a major initiative for digitalization of financial services in Serbia, with a document providing overview of 17 measures to be implemented. First meeting was held…