Articles & interviews
The vdp conveys the common standpoints of German Pfandbrief banks to legislators, the government, authorities, as well as banking and financial-sector institutions at the national, European and international levels. In addition, it informs the media and the public. Below you’ll find positions by the vdp on statutory changes that have an impact on Pfandbriefe and the underlying business sectors of Pfandbrief banks.
Articles & interviews
Germany sets the standard
Interview with Dr. Georg Reutter and Jens Tolckmitt
Partners on the road to sustainable economic transformation
Guest article by Dr. Georg Reutter
Basel reform on the home stretch: improvements needed and possible!
By Jens Tolckmitt
How Pfandbrief banks are preparing for the new ESG requirements
By Sascha Kullig
Pfandbrief banks successfully meet new ESG requirements
Taxonomy tool for assessing green property finance – Excessive complexity
Insolvency protection according to Pfandbrief law, and how it relates to UK cover assets
Guest article by Dr. Otmar Stöcker und Andreas Luckow
Social Pfandbriefe for sustainability-minded investors
There is, for investors in search of top-rated and top-quality bonds which focus on meeting ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) criteria, an additional product on offer that is still fairly new: the social Pfandbrief.