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Strengthened with fresh capital, NaroIQ is setting out to shake up the ETF market with its infrastructure for fund providers. This is also an aspect of European sovereignty in a market dominated by large US players, says founder Chris Püllen.

In early June Commerzbank board member Sabine Mlnarsky took over the leadership of Bankenverband Mitte. She is well positioned to strengthen the Frankfurt financial centre, with her expertise in human resources and financial education.

The ECB is currently reviewing its monetary policy strategy. Bond purchases are of course one available tool – but the central bank should be careful when considering using it.

Michael Tiedemann, CEO of AlTi Tiedemann Global, is looking for growth opportunities in Germany. The wealth manager wants to leverage his partnership with Allianz to become a leading beneficiary of the Great Wealth Transfer.

Rising stock markets have helped drive global private wealth upwards, as shown by the latest UBS Global Wealth Report. UBS expects the US and China to lead the way over the next five years.

Trillions in savings sit in low yielding bank accounts – yet Europe urgently needs capital. Speakers at the recent Euro Finance Summit called for less bureaucracy and stronger capital markets, including broader retail access.

US President Trump's erratic tariff and geopolitical policies are hindering long term investment plans. This makes the EU single market and the euro even more attractive.

Today it is artificial intelligence, and tomorrow there will be yet another technological innovation. The debate is no longer about whether AI will be used, but how people will interact with it, and how it will be controlled.

Investor relations managers face complex challenges as investors increasingly expect not only accurate but also high speed information. But long-term relationships and trust remain crucial, as panel participants explained at the DIRK conference.

Every new aircraft is currently being delivered to airlines with long delays. The industry's precarious situation could worsen, as there is growing competition from the defence sector for supplier capacity.

Daniel Holz recently joined Databricks as Vice President, Central Europe. He explains the company's expansion strategy in an interview with Börsen-Zeitung.

As long as Germany fails to create a welcoming environment for highly skilled and well-compensated foreign professionals, efforts to address the labour shortage will fall short.

Guntram Wolff, Professor at the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, is critical of European rearmament policy. Overdependence on the US must be reduced for Europe to be credible, he says in an interview.

The majority of students at the private university IU Group learn online. The concept is wrongly labelled as a „second-class university“, says CFO Marvin Lange, who sees AI usage as a way to tailor courses to individual students.

How sustainable are high dividend payouts? For Commerzbank’s new CFO, it’s currently the most efficient use of capital. The payout strategy, he says in an interview with Börsen-Zeitung, has nothing to do with warding off Unicredit.

The European telecoms industry is moving ahead with a long-awaited market consolidation. But the initial M&A euphoria can often be short-lived.

The new coalition government has established a Ministry for Digitalization and Government Modernisation. Ralph Brinkhaus, head of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group on digital affairs, discusses the need for change in Germany.

Frankfurt’s politicians are arguing over the site for a new crack addiction centre in the Bahnhofsviertel. The suffering of those affected plays no role in the discussion.

The new Chairman of the Association Council of the Genoverband, Christoph Ochs, considers the unrest of recent months to be over, with no wrongdoing being found after an external audit.

DZ Bank Chief Economist Michael Holstein does not share the ECB’s concern that medium-term inflation might be too low. And with regard to the trade dispute with the US, he anticipates a tough negotiating stance from Washington.

Auto banks are undergoing a fundamental transformation away from just being sales financiers. They are developing a new identity as strategic mobility players.

Health insurance premiums continue to rise incessantly. Demographic trends are exacerbating the situation. Creative ideas are urgently needed to ease the burden on the system, but politicians are still too reliant on old methods.