There are noticeable differences between the roles that various forms of credit financing play in family businesses and in other businesses. Family businesses take out more often bank loans specifically to finance investments and innovations, and they particularly often resort to the short-term...

Long-term financing plays an important part in calming the markets and thus ensuring the stability of economies. The German market for residential real estate financing provides an impressive example of this. However, new financial market regulations such as Basel III and Solvency II will cause...

Langfristige Finanzierungen tragen wesentlich zur Beruhigung der Märkte und damit zur Stabilität von Volkswirtschaften bei. Dies zeigt eindrucksvoll das Beispiel des deutschen Marktes für Wohnungsfinanzierungen. Bedingt durch die neuen Finanzmarktregulierungen wie Basel III und Solvency II...