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15d06/05

10 years of unit-linked pension insurance and still in the red, is it still worth it?

Hello everyone, I have had a fund-linked pension insurance (Signal Iduna Global Garant Invest, SIGGI Flexible Pension) with a 100 percent contribution guarantee since 2015. Now I've calculated the annual report and I'm a bit disillusioned. Key data: Term since 2015, i.e. around 10 years Paid in a total of around 19,000 euros Current contract balance around 17,500 euros Surrender value around 17,500 euros After 10 years I am slightly below the deposits, so in real terms I am clearly in the red

Socialunclassifiedgermany · usa · europe
15d06/05war-conflict · 3/5

EU Says No Jet Fuel Shortage Coming Despite Middle East Supply Loss

Shortages of jet fuel are not looming over Europe despite the shock loss of supply from the Middle East and soaring prices, according to EU Sustainable Transport and Tourism Commissioner, Apostolos Tzitzikostas. “There is currently no jet fuel shortage in Europe. We have no signs that we will have a shortage in the coming period,” Tzitzikostas told Reuters in an interview published on Friday. Since the war in Iran broke out on February 28, European airlines have been struggling with a spike in j

unclassifiedmiddle-east · russia · usa
15d06/05

Philippines’ UN defeat: a result of domestic ‘political circus’, close ties with US?

The Philippines’ landslide defeat to Kyrgyzstan for a UN Security Council seat has dealt a blow to Manila’s long-running campaign to raise its international diplomatic profile through the prestigious body, prompting questions about President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr’s foreign policy legacy. Analysts said the loss reflected the appeal of having under-represented Central Asia play a role in the council, Kyrgyzstan’s perceived neutrality and the geopolitical baggage attached to the Philippines as a...

unclassifiedchina · asia · usa
15d06/05

Hong Kong tour guide stripped of licence over coercing visitors into shopping

A Hong Kong tour guide accused of threatening visitors into making shopping purchases has been struck off for damaging the sector’s reputation and breaching professional conduct, in the second disciplinary action of its kind in less than two months. The Travel Industry Authority said on Friday it revoked Siu Man-chung’s tour guide licence after investigating complaints that Siu made “inappropriate remarks” to pressure inbound mainland Chinese visitors into shopping during tours conducted between

unclassifiedchina · asia · usa
15d06/05

Hong Kong taps banks, lawyers and crypto firms to help rewrite rules for tokenised bonds

Hong Kong’s de facto central bank has formed a group of industry experts to help remove legal and regulatory hurdles to tokenized bonds, as authorities seek to move beyond pilot projects and encourage wider adoption from private issuers. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) said on Friday it had established a Tokenised Bond Expert Group comprising 21 institutions spanning banks, law firms, market infrastructure providers and digital asset companies to support the development of the city’s...

unclassifiedchina · asia
15d06/05

Development of GKV + care contributions - what awaits us in 2027

We are heading towards the highest absolute adjustment since the introduction of the GKV. With current reforms and proposals, the maximum contributions for GKV + care will increase by around 14% in the new year. Incomes below the JAEG are less affected. Since the topic is currently being discussed daily and many people have probably lost track of it, I tried to combine all the current developments of the last few weeks into a table. The values ​​for 2027 are an estimate based on

Socialunclassifiedgermany · usa · europe
15d06/05

Australian fined, given suspended jail term for dining and dashing in Hong Kong

An Australian man, who claimed to be a lawyer, has been fined HK$2,000 (US$255) and given a suspended sentence by a Hong Kong court for repeatedly leaving restaurants without paying. Samuel Anthony Monkivitch, 50, was also ordered to pay HK$2,039 in compensation to two Shangri-La hotels in Admiralty and Tsim Sha Tsui, as well as a Japanese restaurant, after skipping out on bills on four occasions between April 24 and May 5. Eastern Court heard on Friday that Monkivitch used various excuses to...

unclassifiedchina · asia · japan
15d06/05

Aswath Damodaran: The Numbers are in: A Post-Prospectus SpaceX Valuation!

The Numbers are in: A Post-Prospectus SpaceX Valuation! Aswath Damodaran valued SpaceX a few weeks ago, using piecemeal information and entirely on narrative, and promised to return to the valuation when the prospectus was public. The prospectus has now been filed, and the offering price set, and he revisits SpaceX, armed with the additional information. submitted by /u/Round_Ad_40 [link] [comments]

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