Christian Baumgaertel

1 month ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Christian Baumgaertel

A top French financial watchdog said regulators are increasingly focusing on enabling private investment, rather than creating roadblocks, as Europe seeks to improve its competitiveness and renews its aging infrastructure and defense.

Jan 23, 2025 | bloomberg.com | Christian Baumgaertel |Francine Lacqua

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Feb 6, 2024 | bnnbloomberg.ca | Christian Baumgaertel

(Bloomberg) -- Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG, a German lender focused on commercial real estate, put aside more money for souring loans to prepare for what it said was the biggest property upheaval since the financial crisis 15 years ago. The firm known as PBB said provisions for last year will be as much as €215 million ($232 million), according to a statement Wednesday.

Feb 6, 2024 | bloomberg.com | Christian Baumgaertel

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG, a German lender focused on commercial real estate, put aside more money for souring loans to prepare for what it said was the biggest property upheaval since the financial crisis 15 years ago. The firm known as PBB said provisions for last year will be as much as €215 million ($232 million), according to a statement Wednesday. Pretax profit for the year is expected to reach €90 million, at the bottom of its already downgraded range, according to preliminary figures.

Sep 19, 2023 | news.bloomberglaw.com | Christian Baumgaertel

Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s head of Germany and Austria, Wolfgang Fink, is seeing interest in initial public offerings rising again as central banks appear to near the end of series of rate increases. Speaking at Bloomberg’s Future of Finance conference in Frankfurt, Fink said while he was optimistic about companies’ ability to address challenges, growth remains sluggish in Europe and China and not coming back at the speed that people would hope for and expect.