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18 December, 2020
Responsible AI?

Prof. Dr. Sebastian Köhler

In the near future, we can expect such systems to be able to carry out more and more tasks all by themselves. Apart from self-driving cars, it is likely that we will encounter autonomous machines in many places: in warehouses, hospitals, banks, and on the battlefield.
26 May, 2021
Banks and Climate Risk Exposure – why do banks care about climate risk?
Alexandra Kinywamaghana
Climate-related risks threaten financial stability and banks can play a crucial role in addressing the impact of these risks to ensure a climate-resilient financial system. An emerging series of studies uses stress tests to examine banks portfolio-level exposure to transition risk. Central banks and prudential regulators have either launched stress tests or have it as a priority.
There are two things I like very much. One is writing; the other is solving problems. These two traits make me realise at an early stage that doing research gives me satisfaction. In research, I can dwell on a narrowed-down problem for a long time digging its root out, and I also need to write up the findings neatly in order to communicate them well.
25 May, 2021
The joys and challenges of a researcher in sustainable finance
Menglu Neupert-Zhuang
20 May, 2021
Drivers of political polarization in the USA from 1994 to 2017
Lucas Böttcher
Many democratic societies have become more politically polarized, with the U.S. being the main example. The origins of this phenomenon are still not well-understood and subject to debate. In a recent study, we analyzed the mechanisms underlying political polarization using survey data that has been collected by the Pew Research Center from 1994 to 2017.
Digitisation has radically changed business conditions for executive managers. The Internet has permeated all aspects of human life, transforming societies, economies and cultures in fundamental ways – not least through ever more pervasive networking.
19 January, 2021
Leadership in the age of digitisation: finance in focus
Prof. Dr. Bernd Wallraff
8 October, 2020
Resilient Recovery: World Bank President David Malpass at FS

Leona Arold

On October 5th 2020, we had the honour to welcome David Malpass, President of the World Bank and Dr. Jens Weidmann, President of the Bundesbank, virtually at FS. The purpose of the event was to discuss the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people and the challenge of building a resilient and inclusive global recovery.
9 September, 2020
Risk Management and Sustainability

Menglu Neupert-Zhuang

Risk management has become increasingly important as global uncertainties surge. We can view sustainability through various lenses. One possibility is to look at sustainability from the perspective of risk management.
3 December, 2020
Raising awareness of green technologies amidst COVID-19
Sheryl Loh
Due to Covid-19 mobility restrictions, face-to-face engagements were not possible. Instead, we continued to promote awareness of green technologies through a series of Podcasts and Radio Interviews to reach out to rural farmers and agri-enterprises in Tajikistan.
Never in modern history has financial inclusion been more relevant. Never in the past has granting access and fostering usage to quality financial services and all-around financial solutions for the people had more meaning. Among these much-needed solutions, there is a special mention to digital financial services, which are, in fact, quite compatible with the current global social distancing measures.
15 September, 2020
The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Importance of Financial Inclusion
Ricardo A. Estrada Villalta
20 August, 2020
An advanced user’s guide to cookie consent managers
Maj-Kristin Schmerl
The ruling issued by Germany’s Federal Court of Justice (BGH) on May 28, 2020 made clear what many people had long suspected: The “opt-out-of-cookies” approach favoured by many German companies violates Germany’s data protection legislation and also – as previously established by the European Court of Justice – European data protection law.
Sustainable finance is an important topic for regulators in China. Chinese banks will soon be subject to green finance performance review on a quarterly basis. A consultation document by the Chinese central bank describes the procedures and metrics based on which the banks will be evaluated.
12 August, 2020
Regulatory authorities in China will review banks’ green finance performance
Menglu Neupert-Zhuang
20 July, 2020
No credit crunch (yet) – but here is why we should be worried

Prof. Dr. Sascha Steffen

The ECB has just published its Bank Lending Survey for the second quarter. The survey provides a window in bank lending in the euro area and, in particular, the supply of loans by banks to the non-financial sector. Taken at face value, the numbers are not that bad. We observe only a small tightening of lending standards across the euro area, large firms do not experience any tightening while small and medium enterprises face somewhat stricter supply conditions. 
18 June, 2020
About my new job and global crises

Elizabeth Tamayo Tabares

My journey as a new project coordinator at the Frankfurt School-UNEP Centre has started amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which has posed unexpected challenges but also important learnings for the way we face current crises.
6 July, 2020
New era of Chinese FDI in Germany: Potential tightening of investment screening
Kuang Hou
Chinese investors seeking to invest in Germany are facing several major challenges. These include the negative economic impact on their own business, as well as the travel restrictions enacted due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
To establish Remote Work, a clear strategy is required. Make a detailed analysis of the given circumstances and desired goals and then define a clear way to realize them.
5 May, 2020
How to make Remote Work work
Prof. Dr. Philipp Sandner
Responsible AI?
18 December, 2020
Prof. Dr. Sebastian Köhler
Banks and Climate Risk Exposure – why do banks care about climate risk?
26 May, 2021
Alexandra Kinywamaghana
The joys and challenges of a researcher in sustainable finance
25 May, 2021
Menglu Neupert-Zhuang
Resilient Recovery: World Bank President David Malpass at FS
8 October, 2020
Leona Arold
Drivers of political polarization in the USA from 1994 to 2017
20 May, 2021
Lucas Böttcher
Leadership in the age of digitisation: finance in focus
19 January, 2021
Prof. Dr. Bernd Wallraff
Risk Management and Sustainability
9 September, 2020
Menglu Neupert-Zhuang
Raising awareness of green technologies amidst COVID-19
3 December, 2020
Sheryl Loh
The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Importance of Financial Inclusion
15 September, 2020
Ricardo A. Estrada Villalta
No credit crunch (yet) – but here is why we should be worried
20 July, 2020
Prof. Dr. Sascha Steffen
An advanced user’s guide to cookie consent managers
20 August, 2020
Maj-Kristin Schmerl
Regulatory authorities in China will review banks’ green finance performance
12 August, 2020
Menglu Neupert-Zhuang
About my new job and global crises
18 June, 2020
Elizabeth Tamayo Tabares
New era of Chinese FDI in Germany: Potential tightening of investment screening
6 July, 2020
Kuang Hou
How to make Remote Work work
5 May, 2020
Prof. Dr. Philipp Sandner