Press Releases
Commerzbank and LGT new members of FMF – Change in the Board of Directors
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.
Frankfurt Main Finance assumes spokesperson role at the working group of German financial centres ‘GERMANY FINANCE’
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.
Frankfurt Main Finance in the Finance Committee of the Bundestag
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.
Frankfurt financial centre and region appeal for an open Europe
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.
Finance Montréal and Frankfurt Main Finance jointly sign statement of intent to support ISSB
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.
Casablanca Finance City and FMF joint event in Casablanca
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.