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Aktionärsrechterichtlinie
Article

3 answers to 3 questions: revisions to the Shareholder Rights Directive

The European Commission plans to evaluate and develop the Shareholder Rights Directive. Germany’s private banks believe strongly that further development will help to exercise shareholder rights more efficiently, thereby strengthening the European capital markets.

Press release

Europe needs a 28th regime that enables growth

The European Commission will today present its proposals for a 28th regime in company law. The key element: the new, optional and uniform legal form of an EU company, known as EU Inc.

Events

Positions

Quantencomputing
Position paper

Quantum Computing in the Financial Sector

Revolutionary approaches and future perspectives under the EU Quantum Act

Quantum computing is regarded as a potentially groundbreaking technology whose concrete impact on the financial industry is not yet fully foreseeable.

 
EU-Gebäude in Brüssel
Position paper

A competitive banking sector – Europe in action

The paper describes how banks act as a source of financing for the real economy and transformation—and why a competitive, risk-adequate regulatory framework is essential for this.

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.

171

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

21

Fintechs are among our members.