Support Association

The “Society for the support of the Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE” was founded in October 2024. The purpose of the non-profit association is the non-material and material promotion of all research activities at and in cooperation with the Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE. This purpose is realized in particular through the promotion of research projects and events, the awarding of prizes for outstanding research achievements, the promotion of young scholars as well as the promotion of knowledge transfer into politics, business and society.
The association is financed by membership fees and donations. Any natural or legal person who is willing to promote the goals of the association is welcome to become a member.
The board
- Matthias Danne, DekaBank (Chairman of the Board)
- Florian Heider, Scientific Director SAFE
- Muriel Büsser, Managing Director SAFE

These institutions are members of the Society for the support of the Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE
Bankhaus Metzler
Commerzbank AG
DekaBank
Deloitte GmbH
Deutsche Börse
DZ Bank AG
EY Tax GmbH Steuerberatungsgesellschaft
Frankfurter Sparkasse
Frankfurter Volksbank
Hauck Aufhäuser Lampe Privatbank AG
Helaba Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen
Interessengemeinschaft Frankfurter Kreditinstitute GmbH
KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
ODDO BHF
PwC GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
UBS Europe SE
Verband deutscher Pfandbriefbanken e. V.
Interested in becoming a member or receiving further information? We look forward to hearing from you at foerderverein@safe-frankfurt.de.