The commission levy by the cash-back insurance broker as an alternative to the net tariff. How insurance brokers give up to more than 40% of insurance premiums to their clients More and more intermediaries are waiving their commissions, not only in the case of insurance brokerage, but also in the case of open-ended investment […]
Artikel zum Thema: Consultant liability
Beware of the trap – Valuable tips for buying real estate
Buying real estate can become a gamble if you are not aware of the many pitfalls When buying a car almost every buyer gets advice from an expert. When buying a property experts seem to have their say only in exceptional cases. During the last 30 years, about one million German citizens have had a de facto “junk […]
Mistakes and pitfalls in real estate financing
Unsound proposals by intermediaries and financial houses for investors and builders In the last three decades, around one million German citizens have had a de facto junk property sold to them as an investment, primarily as a retirement provision. Very few are actually a case for the wrecking ball or the demolition expert, because they […]
Mistakes and pitfalls in real estate financing
Risks: Unsound proposals of the mediators and finance houses for investors and owners are no rarity – in the last three decades approximately a Milliion of German citizens let themselves be sold a de facto junk real estate as an investment, above all for the age precaution. It is true that very few of them […]
Federal Court of Justice: advisors are personally liable for immoral damage to investors
– Misrepresentation of risk and return by bankers, underwriters and training managers -. False promises and greed for commissions lead to personal liability The German Federal Supreme Court (BGH) has ruled on 19.02.2008 (Ref. XI ZR 170/07) that an investment advisor had intentionally caused immoral damage, § 826 BGB: The advisor had recommended […]
eP Expert Council with Dr. Fiala
Main focus: Retirement planning, tax law, advisor liability, “junk real estate”, reorganizations, business succession. Contact: Johannes Fiala, lawyer (Munich), certified financial and investment advisor, banker, business economist (MBA) Hotline: 089 179090-0 (Electropractor 3.2008, 172) Courtesy of www.elektropraktiker.de.
Life insurance: High additional payments after notice are possible! *
The Federal Court of Justice ordered insurers to improve the surrender value. If cancellation deductions were also made at the time of termination – these are often to be refunded. Affected parties: Insurance customers who have taken out an endowment life insurance policy or a private pension insurance policy (from January 1995, possibly earlier). Following […]
Company pension scheme (bAV) through deferred compensation: 10 billion social security as liability potential for employers
Company pension scheme (bAV) through deferred compensation: 10 billion social security as liability potential for employers *by Dr. Johannes Fiala, Attorney at Law (Munich), MBA Financial Services (Univ.), MM (Univ.), Certified Financial and Investment Advisor (A.F.A.), Lecturer for Civil and Insurance Law (BA Heidenheim, Univ. of Cooperative Education), (www.fiala.de) and Dipl.-.Math. Peter A. Schramm, expert […]
High back payments life insurance
Control The Federal Court of Justice ordered insurers to improve the surrender value. If cancellation deductions were also made at the time of termination, these must often be refunded. Insurance customers who have taken out endowment life insurance or private pension insurance (from January 1995, possibly earlier) are affected. Following a decision by the Federal […]
Free expert advice on the topics of insurance, taxes and real estate
Areas of Focus: Betr. Retirement provision, tax law, advisor liability, “junk real estate”, reorganizations, business succession Contact: Johannes Fiala, attorney (Munich), certified financial and investment advisor, banker, business economist (MBA) Hotline: 089 179090-0 (Electropractor 4/2007, 256) Courtesy of www.elektropraktiker.de.