Dr. Stefan W. Fischer

Professional Education

• CPA
• Member (ACA) Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), Great Britain
• Fellow (FCCA) Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Great Britain
• Studies of economics in Germany and Great Britain (BA, Dipl.-BW (FH), MBA, DBA)
• Training as a bank clerk

Previous professional positions

• Baker Tilly Roelfs, sector Financial Services
• Ernst & Young GmbH, Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Eschborn, sector Financial Services – Assurance and Transaction Advisory Services

Key Areas of Expertise

• Audit of credit institutions’ and financial service providers’ annual financial statements
• Internal audit
• Outsourcing and representative system (“Beauftragtenwesen”)
• Special audits (e.g., § 44 KWG (German Banking Act))
• Audits pursuant to WpHG (German Securities Trading Act)
• Financial due diligence reviews
• Credit portfolio transactions
• Overall bank management