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Commerzbank and LGT new members of FMF – Change in the Board of Directors

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Commerzbank has become a new full member and LGT Bank has become a new supporting member of the Financial Marketplace Initiative Frankfurt Main Finance (FMF). Dr Bettina Orlopp, CEO of Commerzbank, has joined the FMF Board and Executive Committee as an additional member. In addition, Nurten Erdogan, Chief Financial Officer of ING Germany, took over the position from long-standing board member Nick Jue on the FMF board.

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Frankfurt Main Finance assumes spokesperson role at the working group of German financial centres ‘GERMANY FINANCE’

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Since its foundation in 2021, Germany Finance has established itself as a working group of German financial centres. The role of spokesperson will be handed over from NRW to Frankfurt in 2025.

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Frankfurt Main Finance in the Finance Committee of the Bundestag

Financial Centre, Press Releases, TOP-NEWS

On 4 November, the Finance Committee of the Bundestag discussed the planned reform of the bank levy. Frankfurt Main Finance, represented by Managing Director Hubertus Väth, was invited as an expert witness. The conclusion: a repayment of the bank levy would be a good signal for Germany as a financial centre — an end to the ban on deducting operating expenses is a must.

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Frankfurt financial centre and region appeal for an open Europe

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On the occasion of Europe Day on 9 May 2024, representatives of the financial centre and the and the region are making a joint appeal to the public.

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Finance Montréal and Frankfurt Main Finance jointly sign statement of intent to support ISSB

International, Press Releases, Sustainable Finance, TOP-NEWS

Today, the two financial centre initiatives signed a joint statement of intent to support the Global Baseline in Sustainability Reporting by the ISSB. Montréal and Frankfurt are both home to the ISSB’s offices.

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Casablanca Finance City and FMF joint event in Casablanca

Financial Centre, International, Press Releases, TOP-NEWS

Casablanca Finance City (CFC) and Frankfurt Main Finance (FMF) collaborated, alongside the German-African Business Association, to strengthen business cooperation between the Eurozone and Africa in green and sustainable finance as well as FinTech.

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Metzler Board Member Wiesheu re-elected President of Frankfurt Main Finance

Financial Centre, Press Releases

The Presidium of Frankfurt Main Finance has elected Gerhard Wiesheu as President of the Financial Centre Initiative for another two years. The re-election of Wiesheu, who first assumed the presidency in 2020, was unanimous.

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Financial Centers Tokyo and Frankfurt deepen partnership

International, Press Releases, TOP-NEWS

The Financial Center Initiative Frankfurt Main Finance (FMF) and FinCity.Tokyo want to consolidate their partnership. Therefore, both institutions agreed upon a joint statement today in Tokyo. The consulting firm McKinsey will accompany the cooperation as a knowledge partner.

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Six New Members for Frankfurt Main Finance

Financial Centre, Member, Press Releases, TOP-NEWS

Frankfurt am Main, July 14, 2022 – The Financial Centre Initiative Frankfurt Main Finance e. V. (FMF) welcomed six new members in the middle of the year.

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Memoranda of Understanding on International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) signed in Frankfurt

Financial Centre, Press Releases, Sustainable Finance

The public and private sectors today signed agreements with the IFRS Foundation governing the presence of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) in Frankfurt.

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