The transformation of the German economy requires significant investment and thus extensive financing. Against this background, the report “Capital Markets, Economic Growth and Transformation Financing” by Prof. Christoph Kaserer, TU Munich, and Prof. Marc-Steffen Rapp, Philipps-Universität Marburg, analyses the development of German financial and capital markets in an international comparison, highlights corporate financing and concludes
Verbriefungen
German government answers written parliamentary question on German securitisation task force
The German government has answered the FDP faction’s written parliamentary question on the final report of the German Financial Industry Initiative (“Taskforce Verbriefungen”) dated 23 December 2024 (for more information, see TSI kompakt from 7 January 2025). As expected, the federal government has not formulated any concrete plans in view of the upcoming elections. Concrete
EU Parliament think tank analyses recommendations on the Capital Markets Union
The Economic Governance and EMU Scrutiny Unit (EGOV) of the European Parliament published the report “How to achieve CMU, after all?” on 10 January. The EGOV paper analyses the recommendations on the Capital Markets Union (CMU) and emphasises the central role of securitisations in releasing capital and strengthening the supply of financing. Therefore, it draws
Final Report of the Financial Industry Initiative: Written Parliamentary Question
On 16 September 2024, the final report of the Financial Industry Initiative on securitisation entitled ‘Strengthening Europe’s competitiveness: seizing the opportunities offered by securitisation’ was presented to the Federal Ministry of Finance (see TSI kompakt dated 16 September 2024). In this report, TSI and Association of German Banks (Bundesverband deutscher Banken, BdB) highlighted the importance
Final report of the Financial Industry Initiative published
Securitisations play a decisive role in financing the European economy by linking bank-based financing with capital markets. They expand the investment spectrum for investors, increase the scope for banks to extend loans and are therefore particularly important in helping to finance the green and digital transformation. The current weakness of the European securitisation market, which