Wie in den dreißiger Jahren des vergangenen Jahrhunderts wird als Reaktion auf die von einem instabilen Finanzsystem ausgelöste Wirtschaftskrise die Forderung erhoben, den Finanzsektor stärker zu regulieren und zu beaufsichtigen. Angeblich droht eine Destabilisierung der gesamten Wirtschaft,...

The report describes the current developments of the German market for Non Performing Loans/Distressed Debt as it is influenced by the financial crisis/credit crunch. Furthermore the sale of (small and medium sized) real estate portfolios since summer 2007 is analysed in more detail.

Germany’s banking sector has been severely hit by the globalfinancial crisis. In a German context as of February, 2009, this paper reviewsbriefly the structure of the banking industry, quantifies effects of the crisis onbanks and surveys responses of economic policy. It is argued that...

Since summer 2007 the Subprime credit crisis has been affecting the international financialmarkets. One of the consequences of the crisis was the collapse of the market for large-sizedleveraged buyout transactions in late 2007 and early 2008.The goal of this Working Paper is to examine to what...

The objective of this paper is to implement a prototype of a currency crisis modelas part of an early warning system framework for Uganda. The financial systemsof developing countries like Uganda are especially vulnerable and therefore robustinstruments to predict crises are needed. Our model is...

Durch die Finanzmarktkrise sind zahlreicheVerbraucher dramatisch geschädigt worden.Viele private Anleger wurden in jüngsterVergangenheit zu risikoreichen Anlageproduktenüberredet, die häufi g den Bankenund Beratern hohe Provisionen sicherten, abernicht auf die Anlagebedürfnisse der...