Zajištěný fond Forte 2 enjoys clients' great demand

Press release

3/3/2010
8:00 AM

As part of the VITAL Invest product, since 18 January 2010 Komerční banka has been offering, in co-operation with Komerční pojišťovna, an opportunity to invest in Zajištěný fond Forte 2 [the Forte 2 Guaranteed Fund], whereby clients can receive a long-term return of up to 52%. In view of the clients' great demand, the fund's subscription value has been increased to CZK 1.2 billion.

The strategy based on Zajištěný fond Forte 2 is suitable for all clients who want to tap into the potential of the yields offered by equity markets, but at the same time want to have the certainty of a guaranteed growth in the value of their investment on the day of the fund's maturity. There is no question that the yield potential, up to 52% in 8 years (with a guaranteed return of 6.5% p.a. for the first two years) is attractive. The increase in the fund's subscription value does not cause any change in its subscription period and the sale will last until 30 April 2010 (or until the tranche is sold completely).

"We are very pleased by clients' demand for investment in Zajištěný fond Forte 2. The fund's attraction does not consist only in the guaranteed return but also in an opportunity to take part in the performance of a basket of the world's equities. At the same time a great advantage is the option of an early repayment of the fund with an annual return of up to 6.5% p.a. already in three years subject to the prescribed conditions. Protection against the currency risk is also a matter of course, because the negative impacts of the Czech crown's strengthening are hedged and will not influence the yield of the portfolio," says Radko Belada, Head of Retail Marketing at Komerční banka.

Vital Invest combines investment with life assurance. Clients themselves decide on whether their Vital Invest policy will be more of an insurance product or more of an investment. In respect of the insurance component, Vital Invest offers four different options for the scope of the cover in the event of death of the life assured, depending on the extent to which the client wants to provide for himself and his family.

Komerční banka is one of the best run universal banks in Central Europe. It provides comprehensive services to clients in the areas of retail, corporate, and investment banking. The Komerční banka Group's 8,815 employees serve more than 2.7 million clients, who can use an extensive network of 398 points of sale throughout the country. Komerční banka currently operates 685 ATMs and more than 984,000 of its clients use one of direct banking channels.

Komerční banka is part of the Société Générale Group, one of the largest banking groups in the euro zone (in terms of market capitalisation), whose 163,000 employees serve more than 30 million individual clients worldwide.