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Corporate Governance and Access to Finance - ESBG

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ANNEX 2: CASE STUDIES 32CASE STUDY 1:SPARKASSEN FINANZGRUPPE 33The structure of the German Sparkassen is relatively complex, compared<strong>to</strong> other WSBI members. The network is integrated by the Sparkassen,the regional associations of savings banks, the L<strong>and</strong>esbanken (regional,wholesale banks), plus the DekaBank (the central asset manager for theSparkassen-Finanzgruppe), the Deutscher Sparkassen und Giroverb<strong>and</strong>(DSGV, the German Savings Bank Association) <strong>and</strong> other components ofthe Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe (see chart below).Figure A.2. Structure of the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe 2008Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe438Sparkassen10 L<strong>and</strong>es -banken10 BuildingSocieties(LBS)12 Publicregionalinsurancecompanies6 LeasingcompaniesDekaBAnkS-Broker7 CapitalInvestmentcompanies74 VentureCapitalcompanies1 IT ServiceProvider32 These case studies are based <strong>to</strong> a large extent on comments by <strong>and</strong> interviews with therespective institutions <strong>and</strong>/or Associations. We are particularly grateful <strong>to</strong> WolfgangNeumann (Sparkassen Finanzgruppe), Nyambura Koigi (KPOSB), Virgilio Mortera <strong>and</strong>Dennis Llabres (PPSB), Ines Garcia-Pintós (CECA) <strong>and</strong> Walter Torres (FEPCMAC).33 This section draws <strong>to</strong> a large extent on a text provided by the DGSV.113

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