Grupo SURA’s share shall take a leading role in Trii’s Issuer Week with a commission-free day

  • Next Thursday, October 21, private individuals who wish to become Grupo SURA shareholders will be able to do so directly from their cell phones through Trii without paying a commission.
  • The first one thousand transactions on Thursday, including both common and preferred shares, shall be entitled to this benefit.
  • From Tuesday, October 19 through to  Friday, October 22, the Company will be offering a series of talks open to the public so that people may learn more about its role as an issuer and the part it plays on the capital markets.
  • Trii is an app for buying and selling shares of the Colombian Stock Exchange (BVC) directly from a cell phone and with no minimum investment amount.

Grupo SURA will be the second company to be play a leading role during Issuer Week, October 19-22, an initiative designed by the Trii app, for the purpose of educating the public about the Colombian capital market and in so doing increase people's access to this investment opportunity.

Trii is a homegrown fintech facilitating the buying and selling of shares on the Colombian Stock Exchange so as to expand independent access to the stock market. A Commission-Free Day has been staged as part of Issuer´s Week on Thursday, October 21, so that private individuals who wish to become Grupo SURA shareholders will be able to do so without paying the corresponding commission, a benefit that will apply to the first thousand transactions of both ordinary and preferred shares.

By joining this initiative, Grupo SURA seeks to encourage greater access to the stock market, in order to continue democratizing the benefits and opportunities offered. In this regard, Gonzalo Perez, Chief Executive Officer of Grupo SURA, stated: "It is important that issuers take responsibility for our market and continue to drive a greater degree of inclusion so as to be able to mobilize the local stock market. By supporting initiatives such as Trii and with educational efforts such as Issuer Week, we are encouraging more and more Colombians to become owners of Grupo SURA.

 The Company currently has more than 14,000 private individuals who are direct owners of its share capital.

 In addition,  17.5 million affiliated workers invest indirectly in Grupo SURA through their private pension funds which are the Company’s majority  shareholders, according to the current shareholder structure.

 " it is a source of pride for the entire Trii team, to help enhance the country's financial education and, in the company of issuers, to build a Stock Exchange that allows millions of Colombians to progress from a financial standpoint. We are very grateful to Grupo SURA for giving us this opportunity We also have very high expectations for the quantity and quality of the events and surprises that all our users shall have during this year´s Issuer Week," said Carlos Guayara, co-founder of Trii.

Luis Felipe Aparicio, Chief Commercial Officer and architect of the Acciones & Valores initiative, commented: "Technology has caused disruptions even in the financial sector and this has prompted us to think about digital savings and investment solutions for the public at large. This is where trii comes in as a simple and efficient way to access the stock market while helping to drive financial education."

Grupo SURA’s schedule during Issuer Week

These meetings which shall be open to the public, will be hosted by the Company's top executives. Access has been made available via the YouTube channels Grupo SURA, Acciones & Valores y Trii:

  • Tuesday October 19th                                                                                                                                                                                                            10.00 a.m. Let's talk with Gonzalo Pérez, Chief Executive Officer of Grupo SURA, Carlos Guayara, co-founder of Trii, and Luis Felipe Aparicio, Chief Commercial Officer of Acciones & Valores.
  • Wednesday October 20th  
    11.00 a.m.     Get to know Grupo SURA with Ricardo Jaramillo, Chief Business Development and Finance Officer for Grupo SURA.
  • Thursday, October 21 - No Commission Day
    8:30 a.m.     Q&A session with Grupo SURA's Investor Relations Team.   
    11:00 a.m. Perspectives on Grupo SURA's stock from the Acciones & Valores team.
  • Friday October 22    
    8:00 a.m.     Macroeconomic outlook for Colombia and Latin America with Wilson Tovar, Economic Analysis Manager at Acciones & Valores.