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Over the course of the past 10 years, smart investment sections have been tough due to the market's easy categorisation of low interest rates, low volatility levels that have experienced periodic surges. When we look back at what has happened in the financial markets over the last decade, one of the most significant factors we have experienced is the age of low or even zero interest rates.

A recent survey of institutional investors and wealth managers from the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, and the United Arab Emirates, who collectively manage $275 billion in assets revealed that security concerns about digital assets and custodial services are a 'significant hurdle' preventing many from investing in crypto assets for the first time.

Stocks and shares of airlines have been unstable since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, with international travel having been subjected to some of the strictest restrictions across Europe. Earlier this month, Germany lifted some of the tough restrictions placed on visitors from countries such as the UK and Portugal, which resulted in a positive uptick but then quickly nosedived. Airlines such as Lufthansa, Ryanair, and the International Airlines Group all saw gains before the stocks across Europe fell with the pan-European Stoxx 600, London, Paris, and Frankfurt all seeing decreases.

The recent geopolitical developments, in regards to the pandemic, have appeared to create a fiasco in the commodities sector. From national lockdowns disrupting supply chains to monetary and fiscal stimulus fuelling inflation fears, many are debating whether we have entered a commodity supercycle where the supply and demand ratio becomes skewed.

During the first quarter of 2021, fund firms in Germany received net inflows of €59.9 billion. That is their greatest new business performance in six years, from the beginning of January to the end of March.

FinTech has not grown as quickly in Germany as many other locations. However, there are signs that the financial market in Germany is now really getting behind this vibrant and innovative sector. One recent study by Comdirekt Bank found that the German market is now made up of more than 900 FinTech companies - within this the most represented industries are real estate and the financing sector.

COVID-19 has had a seismic impact on many areas of the economy and specialists in risk management have been forced into a rethink of many previous approaches. This is something that is starkly reflected in recent data from the Business Continuity Institute drawn from a survey on business risks.

Thanks to the GDPR, compliance has been an even hotter topic in recent years, in particular areas such as the duty to provide information on data protection requests. Article 15 of the GDPR gives individuals the right to ask a company for information about the storage of their personal data with that company and this is something that has caused a number of headaches. There is the time-consuming logistics of searching all available databases and directories for one thing, as well as the potential discrepancies that can arise with spellings.

The European Union is set to face a mammoth task of strategically positioning itself economically in a world of global competition. Europe's economy is set to remain dependent in this process on open and secure world markets to unfold its strength. The EU financial market has a pivotal role to play in ensuring Europe's economic success. One integral precondition for protecting the European and thus the German economy is that EU member states do not allow themselves to be divided and ruled. Undoubtedly, the EU is a market with incredible purchasing power and a productive investment location with almost 450 million citizens. The long-term success of the EU strategy rests on it undertaking a holistic view of the various aspects of the economy.

Frankfurt is the business and financial centre of Germany and the largest city in the German state of Hesse. The city is renowned for its futuristic skyline as well as the busiest German airport. Frankfurt is also the financial capital of Continental Europe and the key transportation centre of Germany. Companies based in key financial locations such as Frankfurt in Germany, have been planning for Brexit for years, and as a result, numerous head offices and teams have moved to the continent to mitigate risk among a legion of other factors.