The homo economicus of neoclassical economic theory is a consistently reasonable contemporary who maximises his utility with unlimited rationality, irrepressible willpower and without a hint of altruism. Loosely based on the German economist Hanno Beck, a meeting in the flesh is as realistic as that of the elective half-Vulcan Mr. Spock, who landed on Earth after a successful space mission...

The term “Zeitenwende” (turn of the times) might be a favourite for the election of the word of the year 2022. When Olaf Scholz used this term in the German Bundestag at the end of February, it was about its political dimension: the attack on Ukraine and the return of imperialist ambition and military aggression to Europe seemed unimaginable until...

Sustainable financing is experiencing a boom - and yet it is only at the beginning of its dynamic growth. This is evidenced by the strong increase in investor demand, attractive financing conditions for issuers and the high financial needs to sustainably transform the economy. The dramatic images from Ukraine and the security policy need to become independent of fossil energy...

Companies and their IR officers have been able to satisfy investors' hunger for information well in the last two years with the help of virtual conference and roadshow formats - and probably even much better than seemed realistic at the beginning of 2020. Personal relationships, on the other hand, can hardly be cultivated where physical meetings are impossible and no...