Germany

Exchange-traded product provider Source has unveiled an ETF tracking the DAX index on the Deutsche Boerse.

Germany's recovery from recession faltered in the final quarter of 2009, according to preliminary figures released today.

Credit Suisse Asset Management has hired Daniel Draper as managing director and head of ETFs.

The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, has indicated her government may buy stolen information relating to secret Swiss bank accounts held by German nationals.

Global reinsurance giant Munich Re posted a seven-fold rise in net profits for Q4, helped by reviving financial markets.

Germany's economy shrank by 5% in 2009, suffering its biggest contraction since the Second World War as exports fell sharply, according to official data.

A group of pensioners who tortured their financial adviser after the value of their investments fell following the financial crisis have been charged.

Economic confidence is increasing across Europe, except in Greece, Malta, Romania and the UK which all saw a drop in sentiment in November, according to research by the European Commission.

A German bank employee dubbed the ‘Robin Hood banker' has been given a 22-month suspended prison sentence for secretly transferring money from the accounts of well-off customers to those of poorer clients.

Credit Suisse is entering the German ETF market with its Xmtch platform and will list 16 funds on the Deutsche Boerse on November 25.