Federal association of stock exchange associations at German universities
| Federal Association of Stock Exchange Associations at German Universities V. (BVH) |
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| purpose | Promotion of the equity culture in Germany |
| Chair: | Max Hamscher |
| Establishment date: | 1992 |
| Number of members: | 70 member associations, over 15,000 indirect members (December 2019) |
| Seat : | Mannheim |
| Website: | www.bvh.org |
The Federal Association of Stock Exchange Associations at German Universities (BVH) e. V. was established in spring 1992 by the four stock exchange associations from Darmstadt, Mannheim, Paderborn and Saarbrücken as a facility for cooperation and communication between the individual stock exchange associations.
Function and position
The BVH, whose headquarters are in Mannheim, acts as the umbrella organization for student stock exchange associations at German universities. Like the federal association itself, its members are entered as legal persons in the register of associations of the respective university locations and pursue exclusively charitable goals. The member associations are expressly not investment clubs that use their membership fees for capital investments. The BVH serves as a coordination point for the exchange of information between the individual associations, as a supraregional contact person and contact point for companies and member associations. It sees itself as a service provider for its members and is also the organizer of nationwide events such as the Frankfurt Stock Exchange Day , the Summer Event , the annual general meeting, the Stock Pitch Competition and selected workshops. In order to promote the importance and acceptance of its member associations, the BVH offers with the BVH Consulting Team a foundation aid for emerging associations and tries to present its own activities as well as those of its members to the public through press work.
Objectives and activities of the member associations
All BVH member associations have an educational and information role in the banking , stock exchange and securities sector and, through their work, promote the creation of a stock culture in Germany. The aim of all associations is to popularize the share as an investment and financing instrument and to expand and deepen the range of university courses in the financial and capital markets sector through close practical relevance. Expert lectures, seminars and workshops with competent partners from the financial world as well as excursions to stock corporations , stock exchange visits, etc. are intended to arouse public interest in exchange-specific relationships and capital market instruments. The stock exchange days, which are held once a year in Cologne, Hamburg, Berlin, Dresden, Stuttgart, Munich and Frankfurt, are particularly effective. The Frankfurt Stock Exchange Day, which was organized by the BVH, recorded over 4,000 visitors in 2010. Basic seminars have also been established, such as the nationwide uniform BVH stock exchange license, which is protected as a word and figurative mark, which is carried out by association members and serves to facilitate entry for new members. All associations provide their members with an extensive range of free publications that contribute to the information provision of the members. Other activities include arranging internships in the securities sector and the targeted presentation of the association's activities to the public. The existence of working groups for the development of studies and analyzes, through which some associations have made a name for themselves nationwide, also appears essential. In addition, the associations also enable their members to participate in (nationwide) stock market games and to manage model accounts. In addition to similarities, there are regional differences in the focus of the individual clubs. The connection to a chair and professor support at the individual universities also varies from club to club.
Special features in the organizational structure
Each member association has its own name, its own statutes, its own activities and is legally independent. The BVH can help with the foundation, but the initiative to found the association comes from students at the respective university location. The independence of the BVH member clubs is their great strength, as it encourages initiative and commitment on the part of club members even more. These important key factors are not lost in a large and cumbersome structure, as is the case with other national organizations. The BVH sees itself as representing the interests of its members at the federal level. For reasons of diversity, however, he does not want to represent a student initiative appearing under a single name. Nationwide events such as the general assembly, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange Day, the annual summer event in a changing German city and supraregional contact person meetings have contributed to improving the cooperation and communication between the associations. At the regional level, numerous events are now being organized as joint projects by two or more member associations.
Board
The new board for the year 2019/2020 was elected by the general assembly on November 30, 2019:
- Chairman of the BVH - Max Hamscher
- Deputy Chairman - Leonard Uhlisch
- Chief Financial Officer - Ben Schüller
- Head of Relations - Maximilian Beiderwieden
- Director for projects - Pascal Hamm
- Board Member for Digitization & IT - Kai Mandelkow
- Head of Marketing & PR - Alina Kretschmer
- Board of Directors for Education - Kaltrina Rexhahmetaj
- Head of HR - Carolin Fiedler
Membership structure
After years of steady growth, the BVH is now the umbrella organization of 67 stock exchange associations with over 15,000 members. This makes it the largest non-political student initiative in Germany. The active students represent the largest group of members of the clubs. Around a third of the members, however, are former active members who remain loyal to their home club even after they have switched to professional life and thus provide a bridge to practice. In addition, many private individuals who use the wide range of offers and event programs of the associations as an information forum for everything to do with the stock exchange are members of the associations.
Sponsorship group
A BVH support group consisting of sixteen well-known companies exists to fulfill the statutory purposes, to intensify contact with practice and to finance association activities. The current eleven BVH media partners also make a not insignificant contribution to successful club life with their offers and advantages for BVH members. The professors' board of trustees , whose members ideally support the activities of the BVH and its member associations, helps to improve the connection to science.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ BVH Newsletter December 2011. (PDF) In: BVH.org. Archived from the original on February 24, 2016 ; accessed on December 30, 2019 .
- ↑ The association. (No longer available online.) In: www.bvh.org. Archived from the original on February 24, 2016 ; accessed on February 24, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ BVH funding partner . BVH website. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
- ↑ BVH media partner . BVH website. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
