Pro-government deputies ask to create a commission to investigate advice from Felices y Forrados



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Deputies of the ruling party on Monday submitted a request to constitute a Special Investigative Commission to inquire into financial advisory groups outside the regulatory framework such as Happy and Lined (FyF), the company founded by Gino Lorenzini.

“We want to determine if there was negligence or omission in the exercise of the powers that the law grants to these institutions to regulate and oversee the provision of financial advisory services “explained Leopoldo perez (RN), signatory of the petition together with Juan Antonio Coloma (UDI), a Pulse.

According to Coloma, “without proper oversight, doubtful accreditation and whose interests are obscure to most people, the main affected are precisely the workers and future pensioners.”

“At a time when the Chilean pension system is seeking the necessary consensus to modify, perfect, improve and refine said legislation, we find ourselves with At least confusing situations, where an institution called Felices y Forrados is highly questioned by technical organizations regarding the usefulness of the financial advice they provide to their members.“he added.

Felices y Forrados is a company that, subscription of 2,000 pesos per month through, offers its users recommendations for changes between the multifunds of the Pension Fund Administrators (AFP) system.

In this framework, Association of Social Security Advisors (AGAP) She asked people last week not to confuse her with FyF, accusing that her performance damages the reputation of the business, and expressed her support for the idea of ​​legislating to begin regulating Lorenzini’s company.

“As a guild we share concern about the actions of unscrupulous companies that profit by making massive recommendations of funds“, alerted the guild.

FyF IN THE PUBLIC EYE

Felices y Forrados has been at the center of recent controversy, after the National Consumer Service announced that it is investigating her for alleged misleading advertising on returns that he claims to achieve with his recommendations.

After that, it was known that Lorenzini is a shareholder of five AFPs, information that he confirmed but that he assures is to be able to participate in the shareholders’ meetings and “face” the Administrators, and in addition to accusing a “smear campaign” against him.

Later, -through a live broadcast on social networks- questioned the role of the Superintendency and denounced that there are alleged illegal “triangulations”, For years, between investment funds, several AFPs and the Piñera family, including the brothers José and Sebastian Piñera.

The Superintendency denied the accusations and ruled out “categorically irregularities in the audit process” carried out in July 2019. Despite this, the Chamber of Deputies and Deputies approved this Thursday to create an investigative commission on “triangulations”.

Two weeks ago, meanwhile, Lorenzini interviewed by Mónica González, National Journalism Award 2019, and the also recognized journalist Alejandra Matus in the program “Pauta Libre” of The net. After the conversation, Lorenzini accused in his social networks to have been the victim of a “trap” and “censorship”.

After all this, last Tuesday Felices y Forrados stated that Lorenzini “was most likely hacked, which caused a practically total loss of his personal computer”, so canceled all his scheduled interviews and announced that all his appearances will be through live broadcasts of the company’s social networks.

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