IFD - Initiative Finanzstandort Deutschland: Welcome!

The Initiative Finanzstandort Deutschland (IFD) is an action group for the German financial sector. It operates in cooperation with the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Bundesbank. Since its founding in 2003, the IFD has developed numerous measures and projects that have provided a stimulus for growth and thereby have had a positive impact on consumers and companies.

Some of the IFD´s successfully implemented measures are: establishment of the Hesse Fund for the financing of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), a common rating scale for the transparent classification of credit ratings of SMEs, the development of a concept for a new investment vehicle for real estate (REITs), as well as various building blocks for finance education in Germany.

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Expectations concerning the new European Commission

A number of initiatives have been introduced in response to the financial crisis. The IFD would like to welcome this fact. These initiatives seek to alleviate the impact of the crisis and try to reduce the likelihood of the reoccurrence of such a crisis. [more]

Seven Proposals by the IFD on the Draft Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive

The IFD wishes to participate in the process of political decision-making on the AIFMD (Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive). To this end, it has closely and critically studied the draft Directive as issued by the EU Commission. [more]