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DVFA celebrates its 50 th anniversary
On 26 October 2010, DVFA held a celebration to mark its 50-year anniversary. Nearly 400 guests were assembled at
the IHK in Frankfurt to help commemorate the occasion.
In his opening address, after a look back over the past 50 years of the Society, DVFA Chairman Fritz H. Rau focussed
on the topics that will characterise the work of organisation in the future. ‘Implementation and continual re-examination
of ethical principles along with qualification for the profession are key to our work. Integrity and qualification are
two sides of the same coin. Each depends on the other!’
On behalf of the City of Frankfurt and Spokesman of the Executive Committee of Frankfurt
Main Finance, Dr. Lutz R. Raettig praised the accomplishments of DVFA over the years.
‘Thanks to DVFA, Frankfurt’s financial community has enjoyed astounding development
over the past 50 years.’
Thomas Neiße, President of Bundesverband Investment und Asset Management e.V. (BVI),
expressed hope in his speech, ‘that DVFA and BVI will work even more closely going forward
to promote the success of financial centre Frankfurt and identify new fields for cooperation
with one another. The people of BVI, at any rate, would be very pleased at this.’
The event’s keynote speaker was Prof. Dr. Norbert Walter, who addressed the crucial
integrative role played by DVFA in training and qualification, in Germany and at EU level.