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Anlagestrategie
Article

Five tips for your investment strategy

In Germany, too, more and more people—especially younger ones—are becoming interested in stocks and mutual funds. These include actively managed funds and ETFs. But which investment is right for you? This article offers five practical tips.

ESG
Article

Do we really need more ESG data?

What the Omnibus Package means for risk management

The EU has launched a review of key ESG reporting requirements as part of its efforts to reduce the administrative burden on businesses. From a prudential perspective, however, requirements remain stringent, particularly with regard to data quality. How can these objectives be reconciled in practice?

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Positions

Digitaler Euro
Position paper

Five success factors for the establishment of the digital euro

The digital euro is intended to strengthen European sovereignty and independence in payments. Policymakers are therefore keen to introduce it swiftly. However, high complexity and unclear priorities risk undermining these objectives.

 
EU-Flagge
Position paper

EU-Market Integration and Supervision Package

Competitive banks and capital markets are essential for Europe’s sovereignty, growth and prosperity. They finance investment in infrastructure, digitalisation, defence and the transition to a sustainable economy. The investment required is high. A large share of this capital must be mobilised from the private sector.

The Association of German Banks in numbers

180

Employees work for the Association of German Banks.

3

locations. We work in Berlin, Brussels and Frankfurt/Main.

181

members are part of our association, mainly private banks operating in Germany.

24

Fintechs are among our members.