Bavaria: center of international finance

Centered in Munich, Bavaria's financial community is one of the most important in Europe. The country-best market capitalization of the companies headquartered in Munich makes the city's stock exchange one of the most important ones in Germany. These companies form the node of a business community whose performance and size are two reasons why Munich regularly tops the rankings of Germany's cities. Two other factors: sustained and sustainable prosperity and growth, and an infrastructure of innovation.

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fpmi inside: exciting insights into the operations of the world's largest reinsurer

Held on January 20th in Munich Re's headquarters, which are located on Munich's Königsstraße, the first fpmi inside of 2012 – staged by Munich Financial Center Initiative (known by its German acronym of “fpmi”) - showcased once more the special features of this series of lectures.

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Continuing need to discuss Basel III

Continuing need to discuss Basel III

Munich Financial Center Initiative (known by its German acronym of “fpmi”) views the drafts submitted by the EU Commission on how to implement Basel III’s stipulations as still requiring thoroughgoing discussion.

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Courses of action sustainably leading the way out of the debt crisis

Munich Financial Center Initiative

The European economic and currency union is a great story of success. The value of the euro – viewed both internally and vis-à-vis the outside world – is high and stable. The currency has formed the basis for the dynamic growth of Europe’s economy. This dynamic growth has fostered the prosperity prevailing both in Germany and in Europe as a whole.

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Mixed responses to the EU’s resolutions at the Bavarian Financial Summit

Europe’s sovereign debt crisis has been dominating the headlines for the last few months. The crisis has also been at the center of Germany’s economic and financial policies and discourse. As a matter of course, the possible consequences of the crisis – and ways out of it – formed the focal point of the Fifth Bavarian Financial Summit.

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EU directive for residential real estate loan contracts urgently requires improvement

Munich Financial Center Initiative (known by its German acronym of "fpmi") still sees a considerable need to alter the directive submitted by the EU Commission on real estate loan contracts. This is because the current draft does not meet its objective of improving consumer protection, because it contains non-practicable stipulations, and because it would damage Germany's financial community.

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fpmi inside: hard-hitting views on the lessons of the financial crisis

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Networking is one reason why Munich Financial Centre Initiative (known by its German acronym of "fpmi") regularly stages the get-togethers going by the name "fpmi inside". Another reason is providing these "insiders" with the opportunity to frankly exchange views. The value of this opportunity was shown by the evening of October 4, which featured a talk by Stephan Götzl, president and chairman of the executive board of Genossenschaftsverband Bayern, the state of Bavaria's association of credit unions and cooperatives.

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