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In the midst of the international financial crisis, the German federal government passed the Risk Limitation Act in autumn 2007. In spring 2008 the Bundestag has finally decided on the law. The domestic private equity/buyout providers, which have not previously been subject to banking...
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The broadest possible diversification of investments is considered an important strategy for minimizing investment risk. Most households in Germany do distribute their financial assets over several types of investment. However, investment behavior is only partially consistent with the overall...
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Since the summer of 2007, participants in financial markets have been confronted by a crisis of their own making. In order to prevent the recurrence of a similar crisis in the future, the G-20 nations, at their finance summit in Washington on 15 November 2008, resolved to "ensure that all...
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With Germany's banking sector still suffering from the effects of the financial crisis, public discussion of plans to place toxic assets in one or more bad banks has gained steam in recent weeks. The following paper presents a bad bank plan from the German Institute for Economic Research. The...
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Experts on investments and financial products assume that women are less amenable to risks and therefore put their money into secure investment products. A current study conducted by the DIW Berlin (German Institute for Economic Research) challenges this view. The study demonstrates that men and...
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Business owners and founders are a minority of any bank's business clients. Scientific studies of traditional credit markets often show a lower probability of loan approval or higher loan costs for female business owners compared to male business owners. With this background the question arises...
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Die Berliner Förderung des sozialen Wohnungsbaus steht vor einer zweiten entscheidenden Wende. Nachdem 1997 bereits die Neubauförderung eingestellt wurde, steht nun die Entscheidung über die Anschlussförderung der Wohnungsbaujahrgänge 1987 bis 1997 an. Folgt der Senat dem einstimmigen Votum...
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Der Basler Ausschuss für Bankenaufsicht hat in bisher zwei Konsultationspapieren (1999, 2001) seine Vorstellungen zur neuen Basler Eigenkapitalvereinbarung (Basel II) dargelegt. Voraussichtlich im Mai 2003 wird das dritte und letzte Konsultationspapier folgen. Die Veröffentlichung der...
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Hedge-Fonds gelten vor allem in Zeiten niedriger Zinsen und geringer Aktienkurssteigerungen als eine attraktive Anlageform. Denn im Unterschied zu traditionellen Investmentfonds können Hedge-Fonds auf unterschiedlichste Finanzinstrumente zurückgreifen und unterliegen kaum Regulierungen. In den...
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Die Rekordzahlen an Unternehmensinsolvenzen, die schlechte Ertragslage der deutschen Kreditinstitute in den vergangenen Jahren und der von Basel II ausgehende Druck zur Verwendung von realitätsnahen Ausfallwahrscheinlichkeiten haben es überdeutlich gemacht: Der Bedarf an leistungsfähigen...
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