DVFA Monthly Question: DVFA Investment Professionals Welcome Hybrid AGMs
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.
Network effect strengthens Frankfurt as a fund location
German fund management is concentrated in a few locations – primarily in Frankfurt. However, German investors often entrust their assets to foreign addresses as well.
Pessimistic sentiment among service providers leads to lower CFS Index level
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.
What the financial industry can do to help combat climate change
A simplified division into green and brown securities is insufficient. The financial market can and must play a broader role in the transformation
How much further will the euro’s recovery take it?
There’s life in the old dog yet! Suddenly, new life seems to have been breathed into the euro. Since the end of the third quarter of 2022, the single currency has been showing its strong side, with a broad-based uptrend against the world’s major currencies.
The Challenge is the Medium Sized Business
The task of identifying all legal entities involved in a financial transaction beyond doubt is less of a challenge for corporations than for small and medium-sized enterprises. At the same time, reporting requirements on the supply chain are also increasing for medium-sized companies, so that the topic of identifying suppliers is also gaining in importance for them, warns Stephan Wolf, CEO of the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF).
“Frankfurt is the centre of global sustainability standards.”
Hesse’s Minister of Finance Michael Boddenberg visits the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) in its Frankfurt Office in order to exchange ideas on current developments in corporate sustainability reporting.
DVFA Monthly Question: DVFA Investment Professionals see political analysis as more important in research
The latest DVFA monthly question is once again addressed to the more than 1,400 members of the association and is dedicated this month to the topics of political research, ESG analyses and geoeconomics.
ISSB issues inaugural global sustainability disclosure standards
The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has today issued its inaugural standards—IFRS S1 and IFRS S2—ushering in a new era of sustainability-related disclosures in capital markets worldwide.
Review: 1st DVFA Capital Markets Forum
On 13 June, the German Association for Financial Analysis and Asset Management (DVFA) e. V., in cooperation with Frankfurt Main Finance, hosted the first Capital Market Forum at the Frankfurt financial centre. Here you can get exclusive insights into the event.