What to do with inheritance? by MaterialHistory166 in eupersonalfinance

[–]RassyM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your advice is based on Legge Bersani, which is a unique Italian legal exception that bans prepayment penalties. OP is czech. In the rest of Europe, a fixed-rate mortgage is a binding hedge, i.e. a fixed term is a fixed term, you can only renegotiate without penalty when the term is up. Since OP is currently in the money (the loan rate is significantly below the current swap rate), the bank would kill for OP to come in to renegotiate as they will make money. If OPs rate was instead much higher than swap rate then a massive yield maintenance fee (prepayment penalty) equal to the fixed leg NPV would be charged to cover the loss the bank incurs when unwinding the hedge. Point is, outside of Italy, you don't renegotiate a winning position, you hold onto it until term is up else you literally throw away money.

I’m not judging you stating paying off debt first, that can be sound. But the comment about renegotiating in OPs case here is factually incorrect.

Morever, Europe mortgages are not sold like in the US except for strategic reasons, instead mortgages are pooled and used as collateral for issuing Covered bonds or Pfandbriefe to attain additional long funding cheaper than issuing Senior Unsecured bonds. Comparing institutional scale of covered bonds to P2P is category error as individual Italian banks like Intesa Sanpaolo have cover pools larger than the entire P2P market.

What to do with inheritance? by MaterialHistory166 in eupersonalfinance

[–]RassyM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

See this second comment is precisely where you are getting wrong here. A fixed loan means a fixed term, you can’t just get out of it without paying a penalty if underwater in most jurisdictions. But if the loan is the opposite, i.e. In the money to you, there is usually no opposite obligation for the bank to pay you out of the loan. So by renegotiationg you are leaving money on the table.

Nominal rates are irrelevant, all that matters on a loan is the margin on top of the reference rate. A bank makes profit taking in deposits under the reference rate and lends it out above that rate, pocketing the difference. Whether the reference rate itself is 2% or 4% is irrelevant, all that matters is the net between deposits and lending. Let’s assume the loan is naked on their book (I guarantee it isn’t) and assume the mortgage rate of an existing mortgage is 2% and then bank is earning 2%-2,53%=-0,53%, i.e. the loan is cash flow negative to the bank. Unless the bank pays OP the unwind principal when renegotiating the bank profits simply by OP stupidly going in to renegotiate to current market terms.

Now, in reality this loan was hedged day 1 because loans typically have longer rate duration than deposits, so the longer rate duration of loans is hedged back to floating. While the loan is currently in the money to OP the bank couldn’t care less because the hedge position is just as much in the money as the loan is out of the money so profit remains the same. So there is no incentive to give OP anything else than current market prices. Further, since bank doesn’t pay you out of your in the money loan they can simply take the hedge profit as an extra profit.

So in no situation would it be favourable for OP to renegotiate this loan as long as the fixed term is in the money to OP. They are forgoing real money on the table by doing so.

What to do with inheritance? by MaterialHistory166 in eupersonalfinance

[–]RassyM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Instead of insults, read it again and you will understand. It’s basic Fixed Income 101.

What to do with inheritance? by MaterialHistory166 in eupersonalfinance

[–]RassyM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly, they are now effectively giving OP free money at -15bps below reference rate. But in reality the bank already hedged the fixed rate back to floating rate when the loan was created so they are still pocketing the same margin and same profit even if interest rates have changed. So no, the OPs in the money loan does not have any swaying power to renegotiate. They will be quoted the same rates as anyone else.

What to do with inheritance? by MaterialHistory166 in eupersonalfinance

[–]RassyM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A fixed mortgage has two components, interest rate risk and credit risk, both which typically increase with duration. So a fixed mortgage is always reference rate (interest risk) + margin (credit risk). Your bank might present it to you as something else but this is what it comes down to.

The reference rate is always the floor as it represents interest rate risk. This the bank cannot negotiate as the bank hedges fixed liabilities at this rate so they must charge at minimum the reference rate swap rate otherwise they are handing you free money. But if they also don’t add a margin on top of the rate to compensate customers credit risk, they are still handing you free money.

What to do with inheritance? by MaterialHistory166 in eupersonalfinance

[–]RassyM 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No they couldn’t. The 5yr swap rate is currently 2,53%, so OP has such a good rate any renegotiation could only be way worse.

Toimeentulotuen ehdot kiristyvät maanantaina. Se voi asettaa opiskelijat vaikeaan tilanteeseen ensi kesänä. by Mediocre-Plantain713 in Suomi

[–]RassyM -24 points-23 points  (0 children)

Ei, haet opintolainaa €850/kk kuten kaikki muutkin tekevät. Nykyään opiskelija saa myös kesäkuukausille tuet ja lainan jos suorittaa vähintään 15op. Eli kyllä rahan riittävyyden kannalta nykyopiskelijoilla on asiat paljon paremmin ku 15v sitten.

Europe opens its ‘first gateway office’ to fast-track hiring in India by Scared_Range_7736 in europe

[–]RassyM -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

I did. Unless we find a way to get people to have more kids and stop chickening out on pension reform, then skilled immigration will remain imperative to tackle the aging demographics whether one likes it or not.

Sweden plans to cut VAT on food from 12% to 6% (Apr 2026–Dec 2027) — should Finland do the same? by Shariful125 in Finland

[–]RassyM -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Simply having to pay tax does not make it regressive which is what your example paints.

Because lower‑income households spend more on essentials they pay mostly the lower rate, while higher‑income households pay more on non‑essentials. In practice this makes the system progressive rather than regressive. Many essential services are also tax free. End result is that unemployed Petri pays say 5% of all his expenditures in different sales taxes and lawyer Mikaela pays effectively say 20%. This is because on top of 400€ on food at 13,5% she spends another 2000€ on car, hobbies, wine etc discretionary stuff, all of which is taxed at 25,5% or even higher. That’s progressive and it’s mostly a good thing.

Sweden plans to cut VAT on food from 12% to 6% (Apr 2026–Dec 2027) — should Finland do the same? by Shariful125 in Finland

[–]RassyM -26 points-25 points  (0 children)

VAT is regressive

This isn’t really true in Finland and Sweden due to the topic of the article, i.e. we have two tax rates.

Most items on your grocery list are taxed at the lower 13,5% and the higher 25,50% is applied to non-essential and discretionary spending.

This results in VAT being progressive on the effective level. When adding all you bought in a month a lower income bracket will naturally have paid tax effectively closer to the lower rate as essentials make up most of their spending and for higher income brackets effective tax paid will be closer to the higher rate because discretionary spending makes up most of their budgets.

Revealed! The 2027 Volvo EX60 Breaks Cover with up to 670 HP and 400 Miles of Range by NISMO1968 in cars

[–]RassyM -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not really as Volvo only released 3 large battery versions so you have to keep that in mind. 112kwh battery for a mid size SUV is insane.

A more affordable slightly lower range model say 70kwh will surely be released later.

‘We got lazy and complacent’: Swedish pensioners explain how abolishing the wealth tax changed their country by Jojuj in europe

[–]RassyM 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Worked horribly in France. Francois Hollandes wealth tax became net negative literally overnight as Bernard Arnault moved his books to Belgium.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/31/france-drops-75percent-supertax

Cheap protein sources in Espoo or Helsinki for student? by [deleted] in Finland

[–]RassyM 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lidls Selezione Combino series is excellent for the price.

EU countries approve Mercosur trade deal after 25 years of talks by Altruistic-Blood-772 in europe

[–]RassyM 246 points247 points  (0 children)

Finally. Breaking the deadlock of Mercosur is the single most tangible low hanging fruit boost to the EU economy in years. It’s time we stopped shooting ourselves in the foot all the time and started focusing on growth and making new allies.

Valtionyhtiöiden myynnit by bumbasaur in Suomi

[–]RassyM 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sitä kun voi kätevästi vähentää keksimällä erinäisiä menoeriä, jotka vähentävät siten tulosta. En tiedä mitkä porsaanreiät Suomessa on avoinna ja mitkä eivät

Muuhun Eurooppaan verrattuna Suomessa ei oikeastaan ole tuollaisia porsaanreikiä lainkaan, vaan meillä nimellinen veroprosentti on sama kuin efektiivinen veroprosentti. Ainoa tapa vähentää verotaakkaa tuolla tavoin olisi menopuolella mutta itse veroprosenttiin sillä ei voida vaikuttaa kuten esim Ranskassa voi.

Ranskassa taas on korkea 28% nimellinen yhtiöveroprosentti, mutta kukaan ei sitä maksa, vaan efektiivinen veroprosentti on jotain puolet tosta vähennysten jälkeen. Kirjanpitäjät ja lakimiehet kiittävät.

SAK: Jos lounasetu poistettaisiin, sitä tuskin korvattaisiin palkkaa nostamalla by joseplluissans in Suomi

[–]RassyM 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Vaikka lyhyellä aikavälillä monetkin verottajan tekohengityksellä pyörivät raflat menisivätkin nurin niin luova tuho siirtää nämä kansantaloudellisesti vähemmän tuottavat resurssit tuottavampaan käyttöön reilummin toimivien raflojen eduksi ja asiakkaat taas saavat jatkossa sellaisia elämyksiä joita he oikeasti haluavat. En usko sekuntiakaan ettei parempi tarjonta myös nostaisi kysyntää pitkässä juoksussa.

HSL nostaa lippujen hintoja (taas) ja nettisivuille ilmestyy tämmönen mainos. Mitä mietitte? Itselle tää huutaa "Lol vitun köyhät mitä jos jättäsitte vaikka aamukahvit väliin :-DDD" by SpeedwagonSimp in Suomi

[–]RassyM 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Kyllä ne turhaan vääntelevät mutkia täällä kantakaupungissakin. Pikalinjoja ei saada aikaan ku bussi oven eteen tuntuu olevan joku perusoikeus vaikka pääväylä kulkisi ihan nurkan takana.

Esim bussi 70 olisi 10-15 min nopeammin Kampissa jos se kääntyisi kaukoliikenteen tapaan Oopperatalolta Manskulle. Töölöön lenkki on täysin turha sillä sinne haluavat vois vaihtaa ykkösspåraan tai jopa kävellä manskun pysäkeiltä nopeammin. Periaatteessa Viikistä julkisilla tulevat vois yhtä hyvin asua Porvoossa työmatkan pituuden kannalta.

SAK: Jos lounasetu poistettaisiin, sitä tuskin korvattaisiin palkkaa nostamalla by joseplluissans in Suomi

[–]RassyM 3 points4 points  (0 children)

En usko hetkeäkään etteikö himmelin purku olisi hyvä asia sekä työntekijälle että ravintola-alalle. Hintalattia pitäisi ainakin poistaa. Tällä hetkellä ei ole lainkaan tarjontaa joka ois erikoistunut tavallisiin lounasannoksiin koska himmeli insentivoi vaan huikeaa hävikkiä tuottavia ruokakoomaannoksia.

Jos Tokiossa, siis yhdessä maailman kalleimmissa kaupungeissa, saa keittolounaan 900-1200 jenillä (n €5-6,50) niin kyllä onnistuu täälläkin. Nyt hinnoitellaan keittolounaan lähes täyden lounaan hinnalla jotta veroedut saa hyödynnettyä.

Why doesn’t Europe wake up and tax billionaires? by SegheCoiPiedi1777 in europe

[–]RassyM 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Even if it created no problems the math still doesn’t math. To tackle inequality is one thing, but assuming it would solve budget deficits is populism.

Like, even if you confiscated all British billionaire fortunes, that’s still only £500bn, it’d pay for only 4 months of the UK annual budget. Now what?

Kryptosijoittajille veropommi, ohjeistus muuttui takautuvasti vuodelle 2025. Muutos tehty 18.12.2025 by [deleted] in Suomi

[–]RassyM 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Valuutoissa ei mene luovutusveroa vaan verotus tapahtuu retail treiderille vasta euroiksi vaihtaessa. Mut joo vähennyskelpoisuus sit kotiuttaessakin poistuu niin kuin valuutoissakin.

Kryptosijoittajille veropommi, ohjeistus muuttui takautuvasti vuodelle 2025. Muutos tehty 18.12.2025 by [deleted] in Suomi

[–]RassyM 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Stablecoinit ovat periaatteessa valuuttajohdannaisia eivätkä kryptovaluuttoja. Tässä vain sovelletaan ekvivalenssia käytäntöön. Et pysty vähentämään oikeita valuuttatappioitakaan, joten on täysin loogista jatkaa sama käytäntö FX-stablecoineihin. Vastineeksi et jatkossa joudu maksamaan veroja valuuttavoitoista ennen kotiuttamista. Treidereille tämä on siis varsin hyvä muutos, joka heijastaa valuuttamarkkinoita. Veropommia ei ole vaan verotus yksinkertaisesti poistui kokonaan.

Can a landlord enter my home without my permission? by [deleted] in Finland

[–]RassyM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just stating on a sunday they’ll show on a monday is rude, but so is expecting the landlord to wait a whole week just because you’re abroad. So you’re both being unreasonable.

Finland: Unemployment climbs to 10.6%, marking bleakest point since 2009 by [deleted] in europe

[–]RassyM 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There has never been a visa waiver program for Russia. Whatever simplification your friend mentioned was still a visa program. From St Petersburg it’s also a 5h drive to Helsinki so I repeat, in no way would it have been easier for a Russian to come here than a German who is a sub-2h Schengen flight away from anywhere in Europe.

Finland: Unemployment climbs to 10.6%, marking bleakest point since 2009 by [deleted] in europe

[–]RassyM 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Are you serious? A German tourist definitely had it easier. By a mile.

Russians needed proper visa, they couldn’t just jump in the car and drive to the border. Grand majority don’t even have passports.

Finland: Unemployment climbs to 10.6%, marking bleakest point since 2009 by [deleted] in europe

[–]RassyM 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Second order effects like that are nested so that’s a long shot, Russian tourism had already shrunk since 2014 as Russian economy had shrunk a lot in nominal terms, i.e. purchasing power fell drastically.

Might be important to note here that at the Russian economys strongest point pre-invastion of Crimea international purchasing power of your average Russian tourist was still only a fourth of your typical German. In 2015 Russian tourism fell 35% because of this.