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CFS survey on “Adherence to the debt brake”

Financial Centre, Uncategorized

German financial sector considers debt brake necessary – and favours option of easing during crisis periods.

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New Frankfurt School Centre for Central Banking – launch in 2024

Financial Centre, Member

The new Centre will officially commence its activities in January of 2024, strategically expanding the business school’s expertise in teaching and research on central banking topics and building on the school’s strong academic track record with one of the leading finance departments in Europe.

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Banking market: foreign banks beat local institutions

Financial Centre, International

Germany’s banking market is undergoing a transformation: foreign banks and specialists achieve a return on equity of 10.4%, while local institutions are at 4%. 2022 was a record year with operating income of 138 billion euros and 15% more interest income. Nevertheless, the industry faces challenges such as digitalization, balance sheet management and staff development. By 2030, 30% of staff will retire due to age.

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Global Banking Annual Review 2023: Banks can further increase profitability

Financial Centre, Member

… but the financial industry is growing primarily outside traditional institutions. This publication takes a close look at the entire banking sector to identify the key trends that will shape the sector’s outlook.

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DVFA Monthly Question: Politics sets the wrong course

Financial Centre, Member, TOP-NEWS

In the latest edition of the DVFA Monthly Question, the DVFA Investment Professionals identify bureaucracy reduction and the excessive welfare state as main causes for the current weak economic growth.

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Financial centre Frankfurt overtakes Paris

Financial Centre, International, TOP-NEWS

Frankfurt has overtaken Paris in the global financial center ranking, the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI), by the Z/Yen Group. Participants in the survey believe the city will play a more important role in the future.

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KfW VC Dashboard: German venture capital market significantly stabilized in H1 2023.

Financial Centre

In H1 2023, the German VC market experienced a pleasing stabilization. Transaction volumes increased for the second quarter in a row, although the number of deals declined slightly. Growth in the start-up segment was particularly encouraging, while growth financing remained stable. In addition, there has been a remarkable recovery in the venture debt market, following the challenges posed by the bankruptcy of Silicon Valley Bank.

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DVFA Monthly Question: DVFA Investment Professionals Welcome Hybrid AGMs

Financial Centre, Member

The latest DVFA monthly question is again addressed to the more than 1,400 members of the association and this month is dedicated to the new hybrid structure of general meetings.

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Network effect strengthens Frankfurt as a fund location

Financial Centre, TOP-NEWS

German fund management is concentrated in a few locations – primarily in Frankfurt. However, German investors often entrust their assets to foreign addresses as well.

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Pessimistic sentiment among service providers leads to lower CFS Index level

Financial Centre

The CFS Index, which tracks the sentiment of the German financial sector on a quarterly basis, falls by -1.3 points to the level of 106.6 points. The surveyed service providers report lower growth for the second quarter in terms of revenue, earnings, employee numbers and investment volume.

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