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The opportunity for private savers to invest in infrastructure, especially renewable energy, was created in 2021. The first two open-ended infrastructure special funds were introduced to the market in 2023. Others are now set to follow.

Finance expert Fabio De Masi is back in politics. He is standing as the lead candidate for the "Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance" in the European elections.

Germany is now in the process of aligning its national regulations with the European MiCAR. This effort has been supported by a strong foundation, proving advantageous for the German financial sector.

Roland Berger has reorganized its division Restructuring, Performance, and Transformation. Senior Partners Adrian Pielken and Alexander Müller elaborate on the structure of their collaboration and the growth strategies influencing their focus on restructuring consulting.

Germany is running out of labour. This jeopardises the business location. There are several levers that promise relief.

The fundamental agreement now reached on the reform of Solvency II should enable insurers to invest more capital in the long term. However, this is unlikely to apply to German insurers.

In the EU Parliament, time is of the essence. Successful negotiations with national governments are necessary to conclude ongoing legislative procedures before the European elections.

The real estate firm Deutsche Konsum is dealing with substantial obligations. Refinancing has not been secured so far. Funds are tight, partly due to the fact that major shareholder Obotritia has not repaid a loan.

Squatters, railway strikes, angry farmers: Various interest groups have recently been using Frankfurt city centre as a stage for their protests. However, their impact varies greatly.

The initial evaluation period for Lufthansa's acquisition of Ita concludes in Brussels on January 15. It is expected that EU Commissioner Didier Reynders will opt for an in-depth review, which lasts 90 days.

Europe's banks are complaining about the allegedly too tight timetables for implementing new capital requirements. However, they have advantages over their US competitors.

As a centre of research for the chemical industry, Germany is in danger of losing out. There are many reasons for this.

Asset managers see opportunities in the market turmoil of recent years. In institutional business it is often about management in the pension sector, reports Harald Klug from Blackrock.

Numerous investors are involved with German Bundesliga clubs. Some are well-known, while others operate more discreetly. The Börsen-Zeitung profiles several of them in a series.

The dismantling of Software AG bears a striking resemblance to the brash financial maneuvers that earned private equity its infamous locust-like reputation.

The German automotive industry had a relatively good year. But there are deficits, particularly evident in China.

Those who thought that the end of the Covid-19 pandemic would set the personnel carousel of Dax executives in motion have miscalculated. While there have been some leadership changes in Dax corporations, many of them were not particularly surprising.

During the Cold War, the Bundesbank discreetly stored almost 15 billion Deutsche Marks in cash within a Cochem bunker. In the event of an emergency, these funds could have replaced existing banknotes. Since 2016, the facility has been transformed into a museum.

The Hawesko wine trading group is under pressure on the stock market. In the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021, sales and earnings rose sharply. Now business is returning to normal. Investors resent the company for this. In an interview with the Börsen-Zeitung, CEO Thorsten Hermelink promised increasing sales and results again.

As of now, complex value creation is rarely moving out of Germany, but companies are increasingly gearing up for take-off with partners from the start-up scene. A lot is also happening in terms of financing young innovative companies, although not enough.

Sander van der Laan is a trade manager through and through. As CEO of Douglas, he has a clear mandate: the perfumery chain should return to the stock market.

Generative artificial intelligence is revolutionising the media landscape. Axel Springer has forged ahead with a partnership with OpenAI. But the paradigm shift also raises questions about the gatekeeper function and freedom of the press.